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Kaesong UNESCO world heritage sites

Namdae Gate at N37 58 9.00 E126 33 29.00
The Kaesong Namdaemun is the south gate of the old walled city of Kaesong, North Korea. Constructed between 1391 and 1393, it is the only one of the original seven citadel gates to survive mostly intact into the present.
Sungyang Sowon at N37 58 26.00 E126 34 4.00
Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea.
Koryo Songgyungwan at N37 58 19.00 E126 33 45.00
University of Light Industry is an educational institution in North Korean city of Kaesong.
Walls at N37 59 19.00 E126 34 22.00
A large portion of the stone walls still exist into modern times, and parts of the earthen walls are still visible. The exterior wall date from the 11th Century and the interior wall from the 14th Century.
Manwoldae at N37 59 1.00E126 32 27.0
Manwoldae gives us valuable insight into another distinct form of Korean palace architecture that had been forgotten due to foreign invasions and presently the location of these palace sites in the secluded Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Sonjuk Bridge & Phyochung Monuments at N37 58 54.00 E126 30 29.00
Built in 1290, it is famous as the place where famed Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated, allegedly on the orders of the Yi Bang-won, son of the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Seong-gye.
Mausoleum of King Wang Kon at N37 58 47.00 E126 28 30.00
The tomb belongs to the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, Wanggeon, who adopted the name Taejo upon ascending the throne and was the first king to unify the entire Korean peninsula after subjugation the southern states of Silla and Baekje.
Chomsongdae at N37 58 29.00 E126 31 50.00
The structure is made of over 360 granite stones, indicative of the passage of one year. It was used for astronomical and meteorological observation, with equipment at the top used in the observation of changing weather and the movement of celestial bodies.