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The Legendary Seonjuk-gyo Bridge of former Koryeo capital, Gaesong, Korea.

Sonjuk Bridge is a Koryo-dynasty stone bridge located in Kaesong, North Korea. Built in 1290, it is famous as the place where famed Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated, allegedly on the orders of the Yi Bang-won, son of the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Seong-gye. A legend says the bridge was blood-stained when he Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated here. The house to the right contains two stone monuments written about Jeong.

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Title: The Legendary Seonjuk-gyo Bridge of former Koryeo capital, Gaesong, Korea.

Caption: Sonjuk Bridge is a Koryo-dynasty stone bridge located in Kaesong, North Korea. Built in 1290, it is famous as the place where famed Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated, allegedly on the orders of the Yi Bang-won, son of the first king of the Joseon Dynasty, Yi Seong-gye. A legend says the bridge was blood-stained when he Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated here. The house to the right contains two stone monuments written about Jeong.

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Print size: 56.1 × 26.8 cm | 2607.5 × 1246.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • 12TH • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • BRIDGE • BRIDGES • CONFUCIAN • DYNASTY • GOREYO • JEONG MONG-JU • JOSEON • KAESONG • KING • KOREA • KOREAN • KORYO • NORTH KOREA • SCHOLAR • SONJUK • STATESMAN • XII CENTURY • YI BANG-WON • YI SEONG-GYE