Yeongeunmun
| Yeongeunmun | |
| Hangul | 영은문 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongeunmun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngŭnmun |
The Yeongeunmun Gate was a gate located in Seoul, present-day South Korea. It was built to welcome a Chinese envoy to Korea in 1407. In front of Dongnimmun, there are two columns comprising the Yeongeun gate. They were erected outside the SeoDaemun gate during the time of King Tae Jong (1407), in order to accept Chinese Ming's emissary. The Hongsalmun gate, a red gate decorated with arrows on top, was the first structure made. In 1536 (the 31st year of king Jung Jong), the gate was rebuilt upon the motion of Kim An Ro. The King bestowed it with the name YeongJomun. According to the request of a Chinese emissary, Sul Jung Chong, the name was changed into its present name 'Yeoneunmun.' In 1896, the gate was destroyed and Dongnimmun was built in its place. Only the two columns were moved south of Dongnimmun in1934 and were moved again to their current location. [1]