Mokpo Opodae Pavilion

Opodae stands southwest of the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Yi Chungmugong) at the entrance to Yudalsan Mountain in Mokpo. In the past, the "noon cannon" (opo) was fired with gunpowder alone, without a shell, to signal midday to the citizens. The first cannon was a traditional Joseon-style muzzle-loading cannon (seonipo), made in 1669, the tenth year of King Hyeonjong, and said to have been brought from Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province. In 1913 a Japanese-style cannon was purchased and installed in its place; the earlier cannon, which had been kept at Songdo Shrine, is said to have been taken by the Japanese government together with the Opodae cannon in the late Japanese colonial period. The former Opodae platform is now used as an observation deck in today's Yudalsan Park, and a replica of the noon cannon is displayed nearby.

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Mokpo, Jeonnam & Gwangju

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료