2008 Namdaemun fire

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40 Sejong-daero, Namdaemunno 4(sa)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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N37° 33' 35" E126° 58' 31"   (37.559722222222, 126.97527777778) Start navigation »

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The 2008 Namdaemun fire was an incident that occurred on February 10, 2008, in Seoul, South Korea, when arsonist Chae Jong-gi (Hangul: 채종기; Hanja: 蔡宗基) set fire to Seoul's historic Namdaemun gate (officially "Sungnyemun"), causing the 550-year-old structure's complete destruction. The gate has since been restored, and it reopened to the public on May 5, 2013.

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