Namhananseong Fortess

#celebratewithtrip #suwon #korea 25 kilometers southeast of Seoul, South Korea, is the medieval mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong. It is positioned with the mountain's ridges for maximum defense, rising 480 meters above sea level. The stronghold, which is 12 km long, guards a sizable region that served as Korea's temporary capital city during the Joseon Dynasty. Namhansanseong illustrates how the many defense mechanisms theories in Korea were developed by fusing the context of daily life with defensive goals. In Korea, the fortress came to represent governmental authority.