Mongchontoseong Fortress, Seoul Hanseong Baekje Museum, and Seoul Olympic Museum of Art

Jun 19, 2021 | Ancient Site, Museum, Park, South Korea - Seoul Area

Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje kingdom. Seoul Hanseong Baekje Museum displays artifacts found in Baekje kingdom. Seoul Olympic Museum of Art shows various art pieces.  They are all located inside the Seoul Olympic Park.

Mongchontoseong: 424 Olympic-ro, Oryun-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Hanseong Baekje Museum: 71 Wiryeseong-daero, Oryun-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Olympic Museum of Art: 424 Olympic-ro, Oryun-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

The Seoul Olympic Park, this park is used for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.

Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification is an ancient earthen rampart dating from the Baekje kingdom in 4th century.

Seoul Hanseong Baekje Museum.  Gilt-bronze shoes.

A model of the shoes above

Gilt-bronze cap.

A model of the hat above

Other Baekje period artifacts found near the Hanseong area.

A shoes

A model for a King’s tomb.

Man-made fortification in Pungnap, which is next to Mongchontoseong.  An actual slice of the fortification is shown in the museum as below.

Artifacts used by Gayans.  Gayans are a neighborhood of Baekje during the same period from 3 to 6th century.

Artifacts used by Shilla.  Shilla is a neighborhood of Baekje during the same period from the 6th century.

Grave wall paintings by Goguryeo people.  Goguryeo is a neighborhood of Baekje during the same period from the 4th to the 7th century.

The next museum I visited was Seoul Olympic Museum of Art. 

The exhibition consists of many artists showing modern life scene paintings.