The Taesong Fortress () is an historical structure located in the relocated capital of

Koguryo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...

, presently in the city of

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ...

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

. It has been dated to the 3rd-5th centuries, during the Koguryo period. The walls of the fortress have a circumference of 7,218m. (Another source gives the walls as being 7,076 metres round with total length of its walls being 9,284 metres) Built at the foot of

Mount Taesong Taesŏngsan is a mountain in Taesong-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. It has an elevation of . One popular visitor attraction on Taesŏngsan is the outdoor ice rink. Others include the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery and the Korea Central Zoo. In ...

, the fortress provided protection for the capital, and held wells, storehouses and armories behind its walls. It remains one of the largest stone fortifications found in Korea in both length and size. One can still find remains of the fortress today.

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