Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification () is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla.
Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...
kingdom. It appears to have played the same role in defending the region the fortifications constructed on
Mt. Acha. The fortification walls are estimated to have been about in length and approximately high. The fortifications of Mongchon Toseong had two unique features: a
palisade atop the wall and a
moat surrounding its base. They are part of
Wiryeseong
Wiryeseong was the name of two early capitals of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Both are believed to have been in the modern-day Seoul area. According to ''Samguk Sagi'' (the oldest surviving Korean history book, written in the 12th ...
with
Pungnaptoseong. It is located what is now in the
Olympic Park
An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics ...
of
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
,
South Korea
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. During the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
, the running portion of the
modern pentathlon event were hosted there. A number of important excavations of the site were conducted prior to the construction of the nearby Olympic Park.
References
1988 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 181.
External links
Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification, Seoulat
Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea
Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics
Defunct sports venues in South Korea
Olympic modern pentathlon venues
Sports venues in Seoul
Archaeological sites in South Korea
Historic Sites of South Korea
Castles in South Korea
Baekje
Buildings and structures in Songpa District
Olympic Park, Seoul
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