- The fortresses and the walls -
SAMNYONSANSONG
Page initiated and finished: 2000-11-30
This wall is old - - - Construction started in 470, and it is said, that it took 3 years to finish the job - - - The Samnyon mountain fortress was once the most forward base of the Shilla kingdom's north-western frontier. Here the Shilla King - Taejong Muyol-Wang met with an emissiary fron China's Tang Dynasty and formed an alliance that eventually led to the defeat of the two other kingdoms on the Korean peninsula - Paekche and Kogurya. This important historical relic is way out and away from the tourist trail - and left in ruins. However - an extentive restoration is taking place, so without doubt that will change. Therefore - hurry up and go and see the old walls before they are completely restored, - and thereby forever will loose the special "feeling" that ruins possess - - - I explored Samnyonsansong in 2001 in mist and drizzling rain, which made my photowork difficult, but the rain and the somewhat bad light conditions created an almost dream-like atmosphere, that perfectly suited the old crumbling walls. Please enjoy my impressions from a trip to the old mountain fortress - Samnyonsansong - - - Just one more thing: The scannings of these photos are quite bad - old - made a long time ago - in low resolution - with inferior equipment. Therefore NOT so good - - - INDHOLDSGRUPPE Ryk op
In front of these old walls, the Paekche army suffered a chattering defeat. This event was the end of the mighty Paekche Kingdom - - -
The wall is built of flat stones and measures about 1,7 km. in circumference - - -
The wall must have been around 13 meters high and about 8 - 10 meters wide - -
The wall - - -
The wall - - -
The wall - - -
Ruins of the wall - - -
The wall - - -
Azaleas decorating the old wall - - -
Here section of the newly restored wall - - -