Skip to main content

Hwaseong

Hwaseong Fortress
Society: ASCEMain Category: CivilSub Category: BuildingsEra: 1750-1799DateCreated: 17963 Jangan-dongSuwonState: Gyeonggi-doCountry: South KoreaWebsite: http://www.asce.org/People-and-Projects/Projects/Landmarks/Hwaseong-Fortress/Creator: Jeongjo of Joseon

Built between 1794 and 1796 by the 22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeongio, this fortress is an outstanding example of early modern defensive works. Principally designed by Jeong Yak-Yong, it incorporated the most highly developed features of science and engineering from both the east and west.

YearAdded:
2004
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/d. FUKA (CC BY-SA 2.0)Image Caption: Hwaseong FortressEra_date_from: 1796
Subscribe to Hwaseong

Innovations

Hwaseong Fortress

Built between 1794 and 1796 by the 22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty, Jeongio, this fortress is an outstanding example of early modern defensive works. Principally designed by Jeong Yak-Yong, it incorporated the most highly developed features of science and engineering from both the east and west…

Read More

We hope you enjoyed this essay.

Please support America's only magazine of the history of engineering and innovation, and the volunteers that sustain it with a donation to Invention & Technology.

Donate

Stay informed - subscribe to our newsletter.
The subscriber's email address.