[Namdaemun, Seoul]
- Title:
- [Namdaemun, Seoul]
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Location:
- Namdaemun, Seoul, South Korea
- Country:
- South Korea
United States - ID Number:
- 1260.60.09.42.03
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.60.09.42.03.tif
- Work Type:
- Photographs
- Subject:
- Cultural property
- Measurement:
- 7 x 10.8 (centimeters)
- Description:
- Namdaemun (Great South Gate in Seoul) is shown here with the tramtrails, which was instituted as a public transportion system in May 1899. Namdaemun, one of the 4 main gates of the old city wall, was completed in 1398 and underwent major restoration in 1447 and again in 1997. It is designated as National Treasure #1, one of the most recognizable landmarks in Korea. Positioned near the current center of downtown Seoul, amidst traffic and skyskrapers, it receives a large amount of pollution, the main reason behind its most recent renovation. Source: http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/3 (viewed May 9, 2003)
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction by including the following text: Courtesy of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/guidelines.html.