Suwon

City

Select What to Search

Elements
Data Points by Contexts
Data Points by People
Data Points by Entities
Data Points by Questions
Data Points by Dates
Data Points by Words
Extra Data Points

Need to Choose type to load data

Select Category

Architecture
Buddhist Temple
Building
Hill
Historical Building
Mountain
Natural Point of Interest
Palace
Religious Building

Select Context

Architecture in the city
Buddhist Temples in South Korea
Historical buildings
Origin of name
Religious building in South Korea
Walking area in the city
What to visit in the City

Select Person

King Jeongjo
King Gojong
King Taejo

Select Entity

Select Question

How many archery platforms does the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon have?
How many bastions does the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon have?
How many guard pavilion does the Hwaseong Fortress have?
How many guard pavilions are in Hwaseong Fortress?
How many watchtowers remain in Hwaseong Fortress?
To which school does the Paldalsa Temple in Suwon belong to?
What architectural technique have been used to prevent the Western Secret Entrance from being seen from a distance?
What can we admire from the Northwestern Corner Pavilion at the Hwaseong Fortress?
What can you see at the highest point of the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?
What do we know about the Fortress Wall of the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?
What does the Hwaseomun Gate of the Hwaseong Fortress consist of?
What does the name of the north gate of Hwaseong Fortress 'Janganmun' mean?
What happened during King Jeongjo's visit of the Hwaseong Fortress?
What historical information do we have about the fortress wall West of Paldalmun Gate in Suwon?
What is a guard pavilion?
What is an artillery pavilion?
What is considered one of the most iconic scenes of the Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the common name of Northeastern Corner Pavilion in Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the Korean name for the Watchtower?
What is the meaning of ammun in Korean?
What is the meaning of imugi in Korean?
What is the meaning of Sinpungnu?
What is the meaning of Tapsan - the previous name of Paldalsan Mountain in Suwon?
What is the meaning of the word 'chi' in Korean?
What is the name in Korean for a guard pavilion?
What is the name of a command post in Korean?
What is the name of a corner pavilion in Korean?
What is the name of a guard pavilion in Korean?
What is the name of a secret entrance of a fort in Korean?
What is the name of an archery platform in Korean?
What is the name of the artillery pavilion in Korean?
What is the name of the dragon-like creature which topped the octagonal stone pillar on each end of the bridge of the Northern Watergate?
What is the name of the Northern Watergate of Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the name of the semicircle-shaped defensive outwork which encircles Paldalmun Gate?
What is the name of the stream which flows through the Northern Watergate of Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the name of the traditional Korean under-floor heating system?
What is the ondol?
What is the origin of the Korean word 'chi'?
What is the origin of the name for Paldalsan Mountain in Suwon?
What is the origin of the name of the main gate of the Temporary Palace at Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?
What is the peculiarity of the Northeastern Guard Pavilion (Dongbukporu) found in Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the purpose of a guard pavilion?
What is the structure of the Southern Artillery Pavilion at Hwaseong Fortress?
What is the unique architectural feature of the Northern Semi-circular Wall in Hwaseong Fortress?
What was the previous name of Paldalsan Mountain in Suwon?
What was the purpose of an archery platform?
What was the scope of the Extended Wall at the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?
What was the scope of the Southwestern Secret Entrance at Hwaseong Fortress?
What was the use of the temporary palace at Hwaseong Fortress?
When did King Jeongjo visit the Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon?
When did the construction of the Paldalmun Gate begin?
When was the construction of the Paldalmun Gate completed?
When was the Hwaseomun Gate of the Hwaseong Fortress constructed?
When was the Janganmun Gate of Hwaseong Fortress built?
When was the Northwestern Watchtower in the Hwaseong Fortress built?
When was the Paldalsa Temple in Suwon built?
When was the temporary palace at Hwaseong Fortress built?
Where is located the Northwestern Corner Pavilion of the Hwaseong Fortress?
Where is Paldalmun Gate?
Where is the Paldalsa temple?
Where is the Western Command Post of Hwaseong Fortress located?
Where was the main gate typically positioned on a traditional Korean fortress?
Which Joseon King ordered the construcion of the temporary palace at Hwaseong Fortress?
Which secret entrance of the Hwaseong Fortress has a guard post built on top?
Who was Yi Go and how are they related to the city of Suwon in South Korea?
Why are the watchtowers of Hwaseong Fortress peculiar?
Why is the Western Secret Entrance of Hwaseong Fortress important?
Why was the Northern Semi-circular Wall in Hwaseong Fortress built?
Why was the temporary palace at Hwaseong Fortress built?

Select Date/Year

2016
2002
1996
1975
1964
20-06-1940
1934
1932
1920
1895
1796
1795
28-02-1794
1794
15-09-1794
1794 - 1796
1790
1789

Select Word

Goryeo
Han dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Korean War
Zen

Select Extra Data Point

Public Info
Blog Post
Video
News/Reportage

Elements by Category

Architecture
Buddhist Temple
Building
Hill
Historical Building
Mountain
Natural Point of Interest
Palace
Religious Building

Showing 16 Random Elements in the location - Suwon

Last Data Points Inserted in Suwon

View All

A guard pavilion, called poru in Korean, is an outwardly projecting structure topped with a pavilion that functioned as a soldiers' lookout. There are five guard pavilions in Hwaseong Fortre ...

View

A secret entrance, called ammun in Korean, was an emergency passage used to bring supplies and food into the fortress, without being noticed by the enemy. In Hwaseong Fortress, there were a ...

View

This semi-circular wall on the outside of Janganmun Gate was built to strengthen the gate's defenses. In traditional Korean fortresses, the entrance of this type of ancillary wall was usuall ...

View

The Northern Watergate, also known as Hwahongmun, was built atop Suwoncheon Stream, the main stream flowing through Hwaseong Fortress.It has seven stone arches, with the middle arch being wi ...

View

Janganmun is the north gate of Hwaseong Fortress. Its name 'Jangan' means 'perpetual peace'. One of the four gates of Hwaseong Fortress, Janganmun was constructed in 1794. It consists of a s ...

View

This is a watchtower for monitoring the surroundings and attacking enemies. Its Korean name, gongsimdon, means 'hollow outpost'. This is because a gongsimdon conventionally has no facilities ...

View

A corner pavilion, called gangnu in Korean, was built on the high ground of the fortress to watch the surrounding area and to be used for leisure. The name comes from the fact that there is ...

View

A corner pavilion, called gangnu in Korean, was built on the high ground of the fortress to watch the surrounding area and to be used for leisure. The name comes from the fact that there is ...

View

A guard pavilion, called poru in Korean, is an outwardly projecting structure topped with a pavilion that functioned as a soldiers' lookout. There are five guard pavilions in Hwaseong Fortre ...

View

Hwaseomun is the west gate of Hwaseong Fortress. 'Hwaseo' literally means 'the west of Hwaseong Fortress,' however, the gate is actually located at the northwest of the fortress, because due ...

View