Mongch'ont'osŏng (Korean: 몽촌토성; Hanja: 夢村土城) is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje period.[1] It is located what is now in the Olympic Park of Seoul, South Korea.

The fortification walls are estimated to have been about 2.7 km (1.7 mi) in length and approximately 6 to 7 m (20 to 23 ft) high. The fortifications of Mongch'ont'osŏng had a palisade atop the wall and a moat surrounding its base. They are part of Wiryeseong with Pungnaptoseong.

During the 1988 Summer Olympics, the running section of the modern pentathlon was held there.[citation needed] A number of important excavations of the site were conducted prior to the construction of the nearby Olympic Park.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 김, 길식, 서울 몽촌토성 (서울 夢村土城), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-07-10
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongchontoseong
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