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# Hwaseong Fortress
Suwon · South Korea

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1997.

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City / localitySuwon

Country / geographic scopeSouth Korea

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates37.27222, 127.00833

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Hwaseong Fortress

Cultural · Inscription: 1997

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/817/)

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