North East City Gate, Seoul, Korea, 1896 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with North East City Gate, Seoul, Korea, 1896, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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North East City Gate, Seoul, Korea, 1896
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Among photographs of Seoul's old fortifications, this one focuses on the northeast gate of the city walls that once enclosed the capital of the Joseon dynasty. The image dates to 1896, when Korea was under growing pressure from Japan, China and Russia and Western travelers were beginning to record the city's architecture. Its catalog tags also mention palaces, river landings and pagodas, but those labels come from an old caption card and have not been verified against the image. Look at the heavy timber framing, the curved tile roof and the stone base, which show the construction typical of Korean gate towers of the period.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | John Barrett Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Statues; Turtles; Palaces; Gates; River landings; Churches--Pagodas; Architecture--Korea. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,126 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-146267 |
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