IT IS NOT ALWAYS that one sees the integration of past and present as I had done during my visit of the Namsan Fortress. A mere 5 minute walk from Dongguk University station (Line 3) will lead you into a world where the cries of martyred heroes of the Korean Japanese war can still be heard. The fortress wall can be categorized into 3 types depending on the period when they were built and the size and shape of the stones that were used to built the wall.
The wall was built before the invention of Hangul so you can see the use of Chinese alphabets to mark the name of the village responsible for building that part of the wall.
The view from the top of Namsan Mountain is one worth beholding. Situated at a height of more than 200 metres, one can look deep into the abyss of Seoul from here, the center point of Seoul.
