http://www.hojohnlee.com/weblog/archives/2008/02/11/namdaemun-fire/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://www.hojohnlee.com/weblog/archives/2008/02/11/namdaemun-fire/#comment-710462 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:12:59 +0000 http://www.hojohnlee.com/weblog/archives/2008/02/11/namdaemun-fire/#comment-710462 [...] Namdaemun fire Namdaemun fire February 11th, 2008 9:08am This is sad news - over the weekend, the Namdaemun gate at the center of Seoul was destroyed by fire. The Namdaemun gate is over 600 years old and is designated as the top item on the list of Korean National Treasures. For some perspective for non-Koreans, it’s kind of like hearing that the Statue of Liberty, London Bridge, or the Eiffel Tower burned down over the weekend. Pictures from the BBC Tags: korea, namdaemun, travel Posted in Travel, [...] […] Namdaemun fire Namdaemun fire February 11th, 2008 9:08am This is sad news - over the weekend, the Namdaemun gate at the center of Seoul was destroyed by fire. The Namdaemun gate is over 600 years old and is designated as the top item on the list of Korean National Treasures. For some perspective for non-Koreans, it’s kind of like hearing that the Statue of Liberty, London Bridge, or the Eiffel Tower burned down over the weekend. Pictures from the BBC Tags: korea, namdaemun, travel Posted in Travel, […]

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