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June 23rd, 2006 at 10:17 am

Uncovered Korean War Photographs

» by GI Korea in: Then & Now

The Chosun Ilbo has published some recently rediscovered photographs from the US National Archives from the Korean War that are worth a look.Here is a picture of the Namdaemun Gate in Seoul during the war:

Old Nandaemun Gate in Seoul

For comparison here is what the Namdaemun Gate looks like today:

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  • Ned Monroe
    11:16 pm on February 11th, 2008 1

    With all the vial episodes that are happening in the world today, the loss of this national treasure for the South Korean peole,by an act of arson, on Jan 11 2008 is senseless and tragic. The World community should step up and rebuild this 600 year old structure and show that like the pheonix something that is bad can rise from the ashes

  • Straight Dope Message Board - Namdaemun destroyed
    3:35 pm on February 13th, 2008 2

    Kramer auto Pingback[...] Korean War? Who damaged it? I’m still pretty ignorant of parts of the Korean War… I found a picture of the Namdaemun during the war that shows well the damage. As to who damaged it, during the Korean war, Seoul [...]

 

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