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Hwaseong Fortress Maehyang-dong, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea ☎ +82 31-290-3600 Last Updated: 10/18/2021 |
| Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong is a fortification surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, in South Korea. It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty to house and honour the remains of his father, Prince Sado. | |
| Sado had been executed by being locked alive inside a rice chest by his own father King Yeongjo after failing to obey a command to commit suicide. | |
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