South Korea loses national treasure
Posted by Emma on February 13, 2008 at 06:03 PM

Goodbye to the Namdaemun gate in Seoul, South Korea, which was burnt down on Monday.
As AFP reports, a 69-year-old man, with a previous conviction for arson, has admitted to torching Namdaemun, a 600-year-old landmark, because of grievances against officials over an unrelated land dispute.
The arsonist, known only as Chae, was arrested in 2006 for trying to set fire to the city's Changgyeong palace for the same reasons.
The gate was South Korea’s number one national treasure and a huge tourist attraction. It was built in 1398 and contained 600-year-old timbers.

Top photo by lets.book via Flickr (Creative Commons)
modern and traditional alive in Seoul by tylerdurden1 via Flickr (Creative Commons)

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