나주시문화관광

Scale : 30,260㎡ Number : Historic Site No. 337 Era : Koryo ~ Chosun Designated date : 33177 “Najueupseong Fortress is one of the most well-known stone fortresses in Jeolla-do. It was erected in the Goryeo Dynasty, extended during the reign of King Sejo of Joseon, and underwent a large-scale repair work during the reign of King Hyeonjong. It used to be equipped with four gates, an inn, and government offices, similar to the fortress of Seoul. The four gates of Naju are called Dongjeommun, Seoseongmun, Namgmun and Bungmanmun, and they each have a fascinating story associated with them. According to , Najueupseong is first mentioned in “Gim Gyeong-son Yeoljeon,” written in the 24th year of King Gojong’s reign. Later, the fortress walls and the four gates were destroyed between 1910 and 1915 by the Japanese for the purpose of building a road in the area. Many decades later, Naju City began restoring the four gates, as part of the project to turn Naju into a historical and cultural city. Through this project, Namgomun Gate was restored in 1993 and designated as Historical Site No. 377. Dongjeommun was restored in 2006, and Seoseongmun in 2011. Once Bungmanmun, the northern gate, is completed, they will all become valuable cultural assets of the historical and cultural city, Naju.”