Pungnap Earthen Rampart and Mongchon Fortress, Seoul

A capital-city site of the Hanseong period of Baekje located in Songpa-gu, Seoul; Pungnaptoseong Fortress, together with the nearby Mongchontoseong Fortress, is identified as the early royal capital of Baekje. It is a massive earthen fortress built by compacting earth along the Hangang River, and through excavation, large-scale building sites and various artifacts have been confirmed. It is a key site showing how Baekje, said to have been founded by King Onjo, grew in the Hangang River basin. It is a place that reveals the starting point of Baekje's 700-year history.