Suwon Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea

It is a museum about how King Jeongjo built the Hwaseong Fortress.

Suwon Hwaseong Museum: 21 Changnyong-daero, Maehyang-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

The model for the fortress.  The near gate is the north gate, and the one far away is the south gate.  The right side shows the highest point of the fortress, and down below is the palace.

This painting is what king Jeongjo drew.

This is collection of king Jeongjo’s work and record on him.

The planning of the construction of the fortress and the palace.

The list of governors who participated in the construction of the fortress and the palace.

The construction management

The construction took two years and nine months and involved 700,000 workers.

A model of the the palace.

A model of the city market.

A model for king Jeongjo’s mother’s birthday party.

A model for farming activity.

The Hwaseung palace is a secondary palace used by the king when he left Seoul for a rest.  Usually, the king’s movement from Seoul to Hwaseong was not a big work except one time.  For this one big time, many people were involved, and a new route from Seoul to Hwaseung was needed.  It was the parade of 6300 people.

The route from Seoul to Hwaseong.

They built a floating bridge with many boats to cross the Han river.

The weapons used to protect the fortress.