Suwon Hwaseong's Jang안문 Fortress Wall Restoration to Complete by End of April

Suwon City announced on the 22nd that it will complete the fortress wall connection project at Jang안문, one of the four major gates of Suwon Hwaseong, by the end of April and present the historic appearance of the fortress to citizens.

Since Suwon Hwaseong was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, the city has invested 3.36 billion won to restore the fortress to its original state, beginning the Jang안문 fortress wall connection project in December 2005.

This is a large-scale project that builds and connects a 24.72-meter stretch of fortress wall with a height of 5.6 meters that had been severed at Jang안문 where it runs from the direction of Hwaseomuun, the western gate of Suwon Hwaseong, and installs a 26.86-meter pedestrian overpass on the road to the right of Jang안문 to enable convenient movement toward Changyongmuun.

For this project, traffic signals were installed around Jang안문 and changed to a four-way signal system.

With the project showing 65% progress, the construction will be completed once the fortress wall building toward Hwaseomuun and road paving are finished.

By early May when all fortress wall connection and surrounding finishing work is complete, citizens and domestic and international tourists will be able to walk directly through Jang안문, and it is expected that the value of Suwon Hwaseong will be further elevated.