Elder & Sister White

Elder & Sister White
Standing near Namdaemun Gate in Seoul

Sunday, April 22, 2007

This photo shows a stairway leading to one of the pagodas. The middle stairway is blocked off because it was to be used only by the King. Even today, no one walks on it. It is built so that the King could be carried on a litter by bearers who walked on the regular steps on either side.