Taesong Fortress

[1] Parts of the city walls, its gates (Taedong Gate, Pothong Gate) and pavilions (Ulmil Pavilion and Ryongwang Pavilion) still remain in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea.

[1] The fortress has been dated to the 3rd-5th centuries, during the Koguryo period.

[3][4] (Another source gives the walls as being 7,076 metres round with total length of its walls being 9,284 metres)[2] Built at the foot of Mount Taesong, the fortress provided protection for the capital, and held wells, storehouses and armories behind its walls.

[5] It remains one of the largest stone fortifications found in Korea in both its circumference and the area enclosed.

This article about a North Korean building or structure is a stub.