The wall
Grey stone.
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Gongsanseong is a hill fortress in the city of Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was first called Ungjinseong and took the name Gongsanseong under the Goryeo kingdom, and it is part of the Baekje Historic Areas World Heritage Site. It covers 20 hectares on Gongsan hill, 110 metres high, with a wall 2,666 metres long, 1,925 metres of it stone. Digs since the 1980s have revealed how the walls were built and the Baekje royal palace from the time Gongju was the kingdom's capital. The fortress looks over the Geum River. You see grey stone walls following the line of the hill among green trees, gates with coloured wooden pavilions and yellow flags along the walls. Small curved-roof pavilions stand on the edge, a lotus pond and the Manharu pavilion lie below, and from the top the Geum River and the city appear. It is about 2 km from central Gongju in a straight line. Walking the full wall takes about an hour, and the pavilions are lit at night.
Grey stone.
Yellow.
From above.
Gongju, South Chungcheong, South Korea
About an hour.
Yes, the pavilions are lit in the evening.