1. A Legacy that Continues Today
The Hanyangdoseong Yesterday and Today = 14
2. A Walk around the Wall
Baegak Section = 22
Naksan Section = 24
Heunginjimun Section = 26
Namsan Section = 28
Sungnyemun Section = 30
Inwangsan Section = 32
3. A Look Back on 600 Years
Building a New Capital at Hanyang = 38
Constructing the Hanyangdoseong = 39
Completing the Hanyangdoseong = 40
Reconstructing Collapsed Wall Sections = 43
Strengthening the Capital Defense System = 44
Beginning the Destruction of the Wall = 54
Removing Wall Sections during the Colonial Period = 56
Removing Wall Sections after Liberation = 58
Beginning to Restore the City Wall = 60
Restarting Excursions around the Wall = 64
4. A Story of Eight Gates
Sungnyemun, the Main Gateway into the Capital = 68
Heunginjimun, with a Semicircular Bastion = 70
Donuimun, Newly-Rebuilt = 72
Sukjeongmun, Perpetually Closed = 73
Souimun, “Martyrs’ Gate” = 74
Changuimun, the Oldest Gate = 75
Hyehwamun, the Capital’s Northwestern Entrance = 76
Gwanghuimun, “Corpse Gateway” = 77
5. A Heritage to be Shared
Value and Significance of the Hanyangdoseong = 82
City Walls in Korea, China and Japan = 84
Walls as World Heritage Sites at a Glance = 86