See the world before its gone...

Furono

I always tell people I know to see the world before it's gone forever.

Sure enough a month after going to Seoul someone burned down the Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) gate. It had been the oldest wood-built structure remaining in Seoul. A taxi driver saw someone going to the second floor with a fire bundle and run away.

I wish I had taken a better picture but unfortunatley I was really sick at the time.

I'm happy I saw it before it was gone but sad that it's now gone forever.

VisualXpressions

I’m completely shocked! Have you heard weather or not they will rebuild it? Did they catch the arson who set the fire? Very unfortunate situation… Here is one of my captures of the gate taken in 2003… I have a few others, not on my site, I’ll have to take a look at them and see if I have a better shot than this one…

Prezwoodz

Doh! Its crazy someone would do that.Today was a sad moment for me when here in Utila Honduras I walked by a dock and saw 6 completly shattered batteries lying in the open swamp.....See it before its gone indeed.

david-low

Now you can really treasure your photo. Thanks for sharing

ChrisJ

I was very sad to see the picture of it burning in the paper this morning. I am amazed how anything wooden and 600 years-old has survived this long. I wonder if they will rebuild... I know several structures in Japan have been rebuilt very close to the original. It will never be quite the same again, though. What a shame.

Awais Yaqub

Extremely sad :cry

ian408

:cry

Seefutlung

I remember the South Gate ... such a shame especially if it was intentially set. It is sad that you lost a national treasure.

jwe-song-hahm nida

Gary