Korea Travel Seoul - Sungnyemum Gate (숭례문 남대문 崇禮門,南大門)

 Korea Travel Seoul - Sungnyemum Gate (숭례문  남대문 崇禮門,南大門)(2015 0412)

Address: 40, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul

Operating Hours

09:00-18:00 - June-August: 09:00–18:30/December-February: 09:00-17:30 Closed Monday

Directions

[Subway]

Seoul Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 4, Airport Line), Exit 4.

City Hall Station (Seoul Subway Line 1, 2), Exit 8.

 

Sungnyemun Gate is Korea’s National Treasure No. 1, and its unofficial name is Namdaemun Gate. Sungnyemun Gate is the largest castle gate stone structure with an arched entrance in the middle. There’s a column on top of a platform, raising the roof, distinguishing the upper stories and lower stories of the building. Passageways for traffic are located at the east and west ends of the gate. Different from the other gates, Sungnyemun Gate’s tablet has its name written vertically.