Nonhyeonpodae Pavilion

Nonhyeonpodae was built in 1879 by Sin Jeong-hui, Commander of the Royal Guards, and Yi Gyeong-ha, the Yusu (chief magistrate) of Ganghwa, on government orders, after the Byeongin Yangyo (French invasion of 1866) and the Sinmi Yangyo (American invasion of 1871) had shown the urgent need to strengthen the coastal defences of Gyeonggi Province. It was built, together with other military facilities along the Gyeonggi coast, to block the ships of Westerners entering Incheon. At the time of construction it was named Hogupodae, but it is now known as Nonhyeonpodae. After its construction it belonged, along with the nearby Myodo Battery and Jemulpo Battery, to Hwadojin garrison, but it is presumed to have been closed when Hwadojin was abolished in 1894. It is not clear how many gun emplacements the battery originally had, but only two survive today, preserving something of its original appearance. Nonhyeonpodae was built by laying rough stones at the base of each emplacement, stacking roughly dressed long stones in the middle and upper sections, and finishing with an earthen mound on top. Judging from the terrain, each emplacement is thought to have held two mobile heavy guns, but since the original form does not survive, this cannot be confirmed.

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Where it is

Region

Namdong-gu, Incheon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산