Sungnyemun gate.. this was the main gate for the fortress wall of Seoul.
Something happened in 1890? Maybe.. but the gate was constructed in 1398.
It is also call the Great South Gate (Namdaemun)
This is the entrace of Namdaemun market
Good place to shop for Korean Ginseng and other local products.
This was during the time those Korean hostages were held in Afghan.
The Chosun hotel is the oldest, and this is the Guiness book of record's certificate.
Just next to the Chosun hotel
Hwangudan altar, built in 1897, a place where the emperor offered scacrifices to heaven.
The Octagonal pavilion, Hwangudan.
These three stone drums were built in 1902 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Emperor Gojong's ascension to the throne.
Some purple plants found beside the Hwangudan area.
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