Earthen Fortification, Pungnap-dong

Earthen Fortification, Pungnap-dong
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Also known as: 풍납토성, 광주풍납리토성, 서울 풍납동 토성, Pungnaptoseong, P'ungnapt'osŏng, 風納土城, 风纳土城

Located at the edge of the Han River in present-day Songpa-gu district, this flat earthen wall forms a long oval shape extending north-south and slightly leaning eastward [1]. The massive structure encompasses a circumference of approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles), making it one of the larger known earthworks from the Korean Three Kingdoms period [1] [2] [3].

TypeEarthwork
Period1 - 500 AD
CountrySouth Korea
Coordinates37.5304° N, 127.1161° E

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