Where Is Seoul's Namdaemun Gate?
An overnight fire all but destroyed one of Korea's national treasures, the 610-year-old Namdaemun Gate. There's no official word on what caused the fire, but rumors of arson are swirling.
The landmark was off-limits to tourists for nearly a century until the government re-opened it in 2006. We can totally see it being a site for The Amazing Race, set as it is in the center of a roundabout in the heart of modern bustling Seoul.
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