Namdaemun burned down
The National Tresure No. 1 Soongraymoon (Namdaemun) totally burned down yesterday in what is believed to be an incendiary fire by an unidentified middle-aged man who disappeared after the fire.
Namdaemun was more than 600-year-old and the oldest wooden building in Seoul. Cultural Heritage Administration said the restoration process will take as long as three years and cost W20bn.
People were dumbstruck by the fact that the 600-year-old historic building was totally ruined overnight and there were no protective measures in place. The bulletin board of the Cultural Heritage Administration was filled with angry voices, lambasting the agency not to do their job properly to protect the most proud and precious national treasure. The site is currently down due to flux of users.
Namdaemun was more than 600-year-old and the oldest wooden building in Seoul. Cultural Heritage Administration said the restoration process will take as long as three years and cost W20bn.
People were dumbstruck by the fact that the 600-year-old historic building was totally ruined overnight and there were no protective measures in place. The bulletin board of the Cultural Heritage Administration was filled with angry voices, lambasting the agency not to do their job properly to protect the most proud and precious national treasure. The site is currently down due to flux of users.
posted by Ellie JY @ 2:22 PM
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