Tangchundae Fortress

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.573

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선 숙종 41년~영조 30년

Designated year

2024

Location

종로구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 종로구 부암동 산 22-1 외 35필지

Coordinates

37.596770, 126.958628Kakao address conversion

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Tangchundaeseong is a uniquely structured defensive fortress demonstrating the late Joseon Dynasty's urban defense system. Construction began in 1715 (the 41st year of King Sukjong's reign) and was completed in 1754 (the 30th year of King Yeongjo's reign). Following the Imjin War and the Second Manchu Invasion of Korea, to supplement the limitations of the existing urban defense system, the Hanyang city wall was reinforced and the Bukhansan Fortress was newly constructed, connected by Tangchundaeseong, establishing an innovative urban defense system with three organically integrated fortifications. During wartime, in addition to its defensive function in the northwestern part of Hanyang, it served as a supply base for military provisions through storage facilities such as Pyeongchang located within the fortress, and functioned as a passage route for the court and urban residents to move to Bukhansan Fortress when defending Hanyang became difficult. With the construction of Tangchundaeseong, the late Joseon Dynasty's defense system that firmly protected the capital was completed. Within the fortress, adjacent relics such as the Chongyungcheong administrative site and Pyeongchang storage site provide understanding of late Joseon Dynasty national defense facilities, and it is an important cultural heritage for understanding the late Joseon Dynasty's urban defense system, possessing outstanding historical and scholarly value.

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