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Northwestern Watchtower of Hwaseong Fortress

Suwon, Gyeonggi · Joseon, 20th year of King Jeongjo (1796)

1,798 parts · 86 kinds · 23 steps

About the building

This watchtower projects from the wall of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon and was built in 1796, the 20th year of King Jeongjo. Its base is square stone blocks, and the outer walls of the first and second floors and the lower part of the third floor are brick. Three walls on each of the first two floors have six gun ports each; the third floor has a battlement with four gun ports and a sentry post two bays (kan) wide on the front and side, topped with a hipped-and-gabled roof (paljak jibung). It is designated a Treasure.

Model details

Size
25.6 × 22.4 × 31.0 cm high
Difficulty
Medium
Updated
2026-09-24
Set history
Every part and color has a set record since 2020 (Rebrickable 2026-09-24)

Design notes

Following proportions measured from a photo (the stone base, the brick section, and the sentry post with its roof are nearly equal in height), the model has a 20-stud front, a 33-plate stone base and a 32-plate brick section, for a total height of about 97 plates (about 1.9 times the front width). Tiles of different lengths on bricks with studs on the side show the mottled large stones of the base and wall, and bricks with an embossed brick pattern form the brick section. Six gun ports (two rows of three) open in each of three walls on the first two floors, and four in the third-floor battlement. The inside is hollow, with two rows of black walls holding up the floors and roof. The sentry post has a hipped-and-gabled roof over rafters and curved eaves. Stairs and the rear entrance are not modeled. Every part passed the automated build check.

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