▁He ung in j im un , ▁literally ▁" G ate ▁of ▁R ising ▁B ene vol ence " ▁or ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁D ong da em un , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁The ▁E ight ▁G ates ▁of ▁Se oul ▁in ▁the ▁Fort ress ▁Wall ▁of ▁Se oul , ▁a ▁prominent ▁land mark ▁in ▁central ▁Se oul , ▁South ▁Korea . ▁The ▁Korean ▁name ▁" D ong da em un " ▁means ▁" Gre at ▁East ▁Gate ," ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁eastern ▁gate ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁that ▁surrounded ▁Se oul ▁during ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y . ▁ ▁The ▁gate ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁J ong no ▁ 6 - ga ▁in ▁J ong no - gu . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁by ▁King ▁T ae jo ▁during ▁his ▁fifth ▁year ▁of ▁reign ▁( 1 3 9 8 ). ▁It ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁structure ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁gate ▁was ▁partially ▁dam aged ▁by ▁record ▁ra inf all . ▁The ▁rain - inf lic ted ▁damage ▁includes ▁ch ipped ▁roof ' s ▁r idge . ▁An ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁Administration ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁aged ▁gate ▁under w ent ▁rep airs ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁become ▁so aked ▁in ▁heavy ▁ra ins ".