Pyongyang Castle

Pyongyang Castle
Chosŏn'gŭl 평양성
Hancha 平壤城
Revised Romanization Pyeongyangseong
McCune–Reischauer P'yŏngyangsŏng
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl 장안성
Hancha 長安城
Revised Romanization Janganseong
McCune–Reischauer Changansŏng
Print shows Japanese officers looking at maps and reviewing progress of battle taking place outside the fortress at Pyongyang.

Pyongyang Castle is one of the National Treasures of North Korea. The castle was attacked by Geunchogo of Baekje.[1]

During the 18th and 19th century, printed screens depicting grand views of the fortress were very popular.[2]

References

  1. Kim Taek-Gyun (2000). "The relationship between Shilla and Wae from the late 4th centry [sic] to the early 5th centry [sic]". Studies In Humanities (in Korean and English) (Institute of Humanities at Kwangwon National University) 8: 307–335. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. Park Jeong-ae (December 2009). "A Study on the Screen Paintings of Giseong in the 18th and 19th Century". Korean Antiquity (in Korean and English) (Korean Association Of University Museums) 74: 5–41. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

Coordinates: 39°01′25″N 125°45′25″E / 39.0235°N 125.7570°E / 39.0235; 125.7570

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