Bukhansanseong

The Bukhansanseong is a citadel placed in Gyeonggi-do and Seoul, South Korea, relationship again to the center Joseon length. The gift fort changed into completed in 1711, even though plans for the structure date lower back to 1659. The call is likewise given to a castle stated within the Samguk Sagi, constructed by way of Gaeru of Baekje in 132 CE, and the 2 are frequently conflated although the putative connection is contested.

The modern-day Bukhansanseong changed into constructed to guard the approach to Seoul, filling a gap in Korea's defences that had emerge as apparent all through the second Manchu invasion of 1636 and the sooner Imjin War. The Bukhansanseong changed into used as a royal retreat in emergencies, and carries one hundred twenty rooms. It turned into first built in 132 CE by means of Gaeru of kingdom of Baekje. During Baekje technology, this fort was used for the defense of the capital whilst Baekje set up its capital at Wiryeseong Fortress in Hanam.