Cheongmasanseong Fortress, Buyeo

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.34

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

삼국시대

Designated year

1963

Location

부여군, 충청남도— 충남 부여군 부여읍 능산리 산1-1번지

Coordinates

36.285150, 126.963743

Representing the best fortress construction of the late Baekje Dynasty, this fortress was to form a defense line for the capital, Sabi, which is today's Buyeo. Located on Wolmyeongsan Mountain, Neungsan-ri of Buyeo, it is built along a ridge with earth and stone; the base of the wall is hardened clay, above which are layers of pressed rubble. Since the inside part of the wall was made with dirt dug from the adjoining strip, a trench was formed along the wall within the fortress. The inside shows sites of an observatory, a large military grain storage, the well called Bride's Wall, the Gyeongnyongsa and Uiyeolsa temples, and other buildings. This is the largest fortress in the Baekje Dynasty. Along with the Seokseongsanseong, Seongheungsanseong, and Jeungsanseong fortresses, it had been built to defend Buyeo.

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