▁E ight ▁G ates ▁of ▁Se oul ▁in ▁the ▁Fort ress ▁Wall ▁of ▁Se oul , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁which ▁surrounded ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y . ▁The ▁gate ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁B uk da em un ▁( , ▁ ▁“ N orth ▁Big ▁Gate ” ). ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁north ▁of ▁Se oul ▁behind ▁G ye ong b ok g ung ▁Place . ▁It ▁was ▁rarely ▁used . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁used ▁in ▁cer emon ious ▁and ▁symbol ic ▁functions . ▁To ▁access ▁it ▁requires ▁identification ▁like ▁pass port . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Su k je ong mun ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁Su k che ong mun ▁( <0xE8> <0x82> <0x85> <0xE6> <0xB7> <0xB8> 門 ), ▁but ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁modified ▁slightly ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁( <0xE8> <0x82> <0x85> <0xE9> <0x9D> <0x96> 門 ) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁Being ▁situated ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y , ▁it ▁was ▁rarely ▁used ▁for ▁receiving ▁visitors , ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁cer emon ious ▁function . ▁The ▁original ▁wooden ▁gate house ▁over ▁the ▁gate ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire , ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁gate house ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Su k je ong mun ▁means ▁literally ▁“ Rule ▁So lem n ly ▁Gate .” ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Great ▁G ates ▁( 사 대 문 )