Hwaseong Fortress
 Originally,the center of Suwon was located at the foot of Mt.Hwasan, about 8kilometers away to the south from the current location. As The Great Jeongio of the Joseon Dynasty moved Yungnung Mausoleum of his father Crown Prince Sadoseja from Mt,Baebongsan in  Yangiu to the current location of Mt.Hwasan in Suwon in the 13th year of his reign(1798),the village and houses below it were moved collectively to the foot of Mt.Paldalsan, forming Suwon of today. The Great Jeongio launched the construction of fortress to express his filial piety for his father and to strengthen the royal authority in the 18th year of his reign (1794)and completed it after two years in 1796. Hwaseong Fortress were built by Jo Sim-tae,tea county governor of Hwaseong,under the supervision of Prime Minster Chae Je-gong, based on the theory of fortress of Yu Hyeong-won and Jeong Yak-yong, the scholars of the practical school. The most scientific of all the fortress walls in Korea, ists structures are elaborately arranged, assuming graceful and majestic aspects. To mention a few special features in the history of Korean fortification, stone and mud bricks were used in combination, a modern structure of defense was prepared not only  against arrows, spears and swords,but also against guns, the materials were standardized and the machines such as the conventional crane were used, and so on. The total length of the walls is 5.7 kilometers. Various kinds of structures are systematically arranged, including the gates of Changnyeongmun to the east, Hwaseomun to the west, Paldalmun to the south and Janganmun to the north, as well as a lot of towers. A rural palace was built at the foot of Mt.Paldalsan for the king to stay temporarily while visiting Hyonnyungwon (Yungnung mausoleum of today). However, the walls have been dilapidated and the structure collapsed with the lapse of of more than 200 years. Especially, the gate tower was destructed during the Korean War and reconstructed for three  years since 1975. The section between Paldalmun gate and the southeast tower couldn't be restored because the city area had already occupied a part of the wall site at that time. Hwaseong Fortress was registered as the world cultura heritage at the 21st general  meeting of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO  held in Naples on December 4,1997.