Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon

Jeongjo moved the town of Suwon to the foot of Paldalsan in 1789, began the wall in 1794 and closed the circuit in 1796. It runs 5.74 kilometres, with four gates, hollow watchtowers, artillery bastions, corner pavilions and command posts. It follows the Korean tradition of building to the ground rather than imposing a geometry on it, but almost everything else about it was new. Jeong Yak-yong surveyed both Korean and Chinese practice before setting the dimensions, the defensive works and the materials, and invented a pulley crane and a sturdy cart that cut the cost of the work. Then the whole thing was written down. The construction report records the drawings, the machines, and the measurements and quantities of every material used. The wall was badly damaged in the Korean War; it could be rebuilt correctly because that book still existed, and repairs are still made from it.

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Visiting

Opening hours

March-October 09:00-18:00 November-February 09:00-17:00

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Admission

Individuals: Adults 2,000 won / Teenagers 1,500 won / Children 1,000 won<br> Groups: Adults 1,500 won / Teenagers 1,200 won / Children 800 won<br> <br> * Group: 20 people or more<br> * Refer to the official website for more details

Parking

Available

Information

+82-31-228-4480

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Suwon, Gyeonggi

Designation

Historic Site · 사적