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Namdaemun (Kaesong)

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29: 355: 233: 431: 144:), cast in 1346 and weighing 14 tonnes. Recovered from Yŏnbok Temple when it was destroyed by fire in 1563, the bell was used to call out the hours until the early 20th century. The gate is 123:
dynasty. It features a stone base topped by a wooden pavilion; however, the pavilion seen today is a 1954 reconstruction as the original was destroyed in 1950 by American bombing during the
115:, North Korea. Constructed between 1391 and 1393, it is the only one of the original seven citadel gates to survive mostly intact into the present. Started at the end of the 441: 436: 392: 219: 251: 426: 242: 385: 226: 197: 316: 157: 145: 378: 182: 78: 421: 416: 92: 128: 302: 297: 28: 266: 271: 362: 411: 286: 211: 120: 405: 291: 177: 354: 281: 68: 124: 331: 318: 262: 119:
period in 1391, it was completed three years later under the succeeding
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This article about a North Korean building or structure is a
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Index


Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha

大門
Revised Romanization
McCune–Reischauer
Kaesong
Koryo
Joseon
Korean War
Yŏnbok Bell




National treasure of North Korea
National Treasures of North Korea
"개성남대문"
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
"개성남대문"
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Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
World Heritage Site in North Korea
Manwoldae Palace
Kaesong Chomsongdae
Kaesong Walls
Kaesong Namdae Gate

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