Chukseong Memorial Stele, Chungju

A memorial stele (sajeokbi) records the facts or achievements associated with a particular event or project; this stele records the repair and restoration of Chungju's walled town. Its form is a long rectangular stele body topped with a roof-shaped capstone. The body is inscribed with details of the repair of the fortress walls. The inscription records that after the Byeong-in Western Disturbance (the French invasion) of 1866, the third year of King Gojong of Joseon, the walls and military equipment were repaired, and that a full-scale repair was carried out in 1869, the sixth year of King Gojong's reign, in preparation for future emergencies.

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Where it is

Region

Chungju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산