Seoul City Wall
| Seoul City Wall | |
|---|---|
| Native name 서울 한양도성 (Korean) | |
| Hanyangdoseong (한양도성) | |
View of the Downtown Seoul surrounded by the Seoul City Wall | |
The wall (brown line) over a map of Downtown Seoul | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°34′22″N 127°00′31″E / 37.5728474°N 127.0085027°E |
| Area | Downtown Seoul |
| Built | c. 1395–1396 |
| Built for | Defense of Joseon's capital city, Hanseongbu |
| Governing body | Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| Owner | National Government of South Korea |
| Website | seoulcitywall |
| Official name | Hanyangdoseong, the Seoul City Wall |
| Designated | 1963-01-21 |
| Reference no. | 10 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서울 한양도성; 서울 성곽 |
| Hanja | 서울 漢陽都城; 서울 城郭 |
| Revised Romanization | Seoul Hanyangdoseong; Seoul seonggwak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul Hanyangdosŏng; Sŏul sŏnggwak |
The Seoul City Wall (Korean: 서울 성곽) or Hanyang Doseong (한양도성) is a defensive wall first built by the King Taejo of Joseon dynasty to defend the downtown area of Joseon's capital city Hanseong (한성; 漢城). It was designated as a Historic Site of South Korea in 1963, and is currently a tourist attraction around Downtown Seoul.