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Pungnammun Gate is the south gate of the old Jeonjueupseong Fortress.
Pungnammun Gate is the south gate of the old Jeonjueupseong Fortress. Destroyed during the Jeongyu War, it was called Myeonggyeollu Pavilion when the fortress walls and gate were rebuilt in the 10th year of Yeongjo of Joseon (1734). The name Pungnammun Gate was given by Governor Hong Nak-in when he rebuilt it in the 44th year of Yeongjo of Joseon (1768).
As the fortress walls and gates were demolished due to urban planning during the reign of Sunjong of Korea, Pungnammun Gate also suffered heavy damage. The current gate regained its old appearance through a three-year restoration project that began in 1978. Its scale is 3 kan (spaces between pillars) on the front and 3 kan on the side for the 1st floor, and 3 kan on the front and 1 kan on the side for the 2nd floor.
The roof is a paljak (hipped-and-gabled) roof, which looks like the Chinese character for eight (八) when viewed from the side. The decorative woven structure to support the roof eaves is located only on top of the pillars. When viewed on a flat surface, the reason the width of the 2nd floor suddenly decreases and looks narrow compared to the width of the 1st floor building is because the pillars inside the 1st floor were raised as they were to the 2nd floor and used as corner pillars.
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