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[Tonhwa Mun (Gate of Mighty Transformation)]
- Title:
- [Tonhwa Mun (Gate of Mighty Transformation)]
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Location:
- Tonhwamun, Changdokkung, Seoul, South Korea
- Country:
- South Korea
United States
- ID Number:
- 1260.60.09.33.03
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.60.09.33.03.tif
- Work Type:
- Photographs
- Measurement:
- 9.9 x 13.4 (centimeters)
- Description:
- 'Tonhwamun' (Gate of Mighty Transformation) Main gate of Changdokkung (Changdok Palace), built originally in 1412, destroyed during the Hideyoshi invation, was reconstructed later. It now royally stands as a masterpiece of architectural design and antiquity from the early days of Yi Dynasty.
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction by including the following text: Courtesy of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/guidelines.html.
