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Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun)

Jung-gu, Seoul · Joseon (restored 2013)

8,959 parts · 112 kinds · 45 steps

Parts by step

  1. Step 1: Base plates

    60 parts · 2 kinds

    Build a 92x40 base from 55 8x8 plates and 5 4x8 plates.

  2. Step 2: Lawn

    112 parts · 2 kinds

    Lay grass across the front yard.

  3. Step 3: Stone paving

    552 parts · 4 kinds

    Pave the path to the gate and the ground around it with paving stones.

  4. Step 4: Name plate

    3 parts · 1 kinds

  5. Step 5: Foundation course

    91 parts · 5 kinds

    Ring the lowest course of the stone platform and the side walls with masonry-pattern bricks, one stud wider.

  6. Step 6: Platform courses 1–3

    300 parts · 6 kinds

    Build the inner core with side-stud bricks (1x4, 1x2 and 1x1). Raise the walls on both sides of the passage at the same time.

  7. Step 7: Platform courses 4–6

    300 parts · 6 kinds

  8. Step 8: Turning the arch

    292 parts · 6 kinds

    Line up 22 1x12x3 arches from the front of the passage to the back to form the rounded vault.

  9. Step 9: Platform courses 10–12

    306 parts · 5 kinds

  10. Step 10: Platform courses 13–16

    408 parts · 5 kinds

  11. Step 11: Passage floor and doors

    99 parts · 5 kinds

    Pave the arched passage and stand the two wide-open door leaves in the middle.

  12. Step 12: Front stone facing

    294 parts · 29 kinds

    Clip 1xN and 2xN tiles onto the side studs to show stones of different sizes. The gaps between courses read as mortar joints.

  13. Step 13: Back stone facing

    275 parts · 30 kinds

  14. Step 14: Side and wall stone facing

    359 parts · 32 kinds

  15. Step 15: Coping stones

    144 parts · 3 kinds

    Cover the top one stud wider so the coping line projects past the stone faces.

  16. Step 16: Top paving

    258 parts · 1 kinds

  17. Step 17: Parapet

    616 parts · 3 kinds

    Build the parapet along the edges, leaving a gap (crenel) every seven studs.

  18. Step 18: Column bases and sills

    178 parts · 4 kinds

  19. Step 19: First-floor columns and doors

    234 parts · 4 kinds

    Fill the spaces between the dark red round-brick columns with grooved grille bricks. The central bay is a reddish-brown door.

  20. Step 20: First-floor inner walls

    72 parts · 4 kinds

    Raise six hidden walls inside the pavilion to support the plate above the brackets.

  21. Step 21: First-floor lintel beams

    44 parts · 5 kinds

    Link the column heads with a dark turquoise lintel beam; the capitals on top of the columns are sand green.

  22. Step 22: First-floor brackets

    290 parts · 8 kinds

    Set 1x2 plates and 1x2 bricks so each layer reaches one stud further out. Every piece must overlap the part below by at least one stud.

  23. Step 23: First-floor rafters

    544 parts · 7 kinds

    Lay 1x4 plates side by side pointing outward to make the striped rafters, then hang side-stud bricks under the eave edge and attach white round tiles as the rafter ends.

  24. Step 24: First-floor eaves

    252 parts · 7 kinds

    Ring the roof with 4x1 curved slopes in alternating colors to form the rows of roof tiles and the curve of the eaves. Plates lift the eaves near the corners, and white 33° corner slopes start the hip ridges.

  25. Step 25: First-floor roof base

    304 parts · 3 kinds

    Lay one course of bricks inside the eaves to seat the 33° slopes.

  26. Step 26: First-floor roof 33°

    298 parts · 4 kinds

    Ring the roof with 33° 3x1 slopes in alternating colors; white corner slopes continue the hip ridges.

  27. Step 27: First-floor roof finish

    66 parts · 1 kinds

    Cover the space between the top row of 33° slopes and the second-floor wall with tiles.

  28. Step 28: Second-floor base plate

    35 parts · 2 kinds

    Lay one plate under the second-floor walls to raise the wall plate by one plate height.

  29. Step 29: Second-floor wall plate and white ends

    146 parts · 4 kinds

    Ring the wall plate with side-stud bricks and attach a white round tile every two studs.

  30. Step 30: Second-floor columns and doors

    281 parts · 4 kinds

  31. Step 31: Name board

    5 parts · 3 kinds

    Clip a black 2x4 plate upright onto two side studs and show the characters with three white 1x2 tiles.

  32. Step 32: Second-floor inner walls

    42 parts · 2 kinds

  33. Step 33: Second-floor lintel beams

    34 parts · 4 kinds

    Link the column heads with a dark turquoise lintel beam; the capitals on top of the columns are sand green.

  34. Step 34: Second-floor brackets

    250 parts · 7 kinds

    Set 1x2 plates and 1x2 bricks so each layer reaches one stud further out. Every piece must overlap the part below by at least one stud.

  35. Step 35: Second-floor rafters

    473 parts · 6 kinds

    Lay 1x4 plates side by side pointing outward to make the striped rafters, then hang side-stud bricks under the eave edge and attach white round tiles as the rafter ends.

  36. Step 36: Second-floor eaves

    236 parts · 7 kinds

    Ring the roof with 4x1 curved slopes in alternating colors to form the rows of roof tiles and the curve of the eaves. Plates lift the eaves near the corners, and white 33° corner slopes start the hip ridges.

  37. Step 37: Second-floor roof base

    126 parts · 2 kinds

  38. Step 38: Second-floor roof 33°

    120 parts · 3 kinds

  39. Step 39: Second-floor roof 45°, tier 1

    112 parts · 3 kinds

    Ring the roof with 45° 2x1 slopes in alternating colors, stepping in one stud per tier. The white corner slopes form the hip ridge lines.

  40. Step 40: Second-floor roof 45°, tier 2

    104 parts · 3 kinds

  41. Step 41: Second-floor roof 45°, tier 3

    96 parts · 3 kinds

  42. Step 42: Second-floor roof 45°, tier 4

    88 parts · 3 kinds

  43. Step 43: Main ridge

    40 parts · 2 kinds

    Top white 2x2 bricks with white double slopes to make the main ridge.

  44. Step 44: Ridge-end ornaments

    8 parts · 2 kinds

    Stack two courses of black bricks at each end of the ridge and stand 65° slopes on them as the ridge-end ornaments (chwidu).

  45. Step 45: Pine trees

    12 parts · 3 kinds

About the building

The main south gate of Hanyang, the Joseon capital, first built in 1398. A rainbow-shaped arched passage runs through the stone platform, topped by a two-story gate pavilion. It is designated as a National Treasure and was restored in 2013 after a fire in 2008.

Model details

Size
73.6 × 32.0 × 41.8 cm high
Difficulty
Hard
Updated
2026-09-25
Set history
1 kind with no set record since 2020 (Rebrickable 2026-09-24)

Design notes

The stone faces use tiles of different sizes clipped onto side-stud bricks to show the coursed stonework and its joints, and the arched passage is made from 22 1x12x3 arches. The brackets step outward one stud per layer, and the rafter ends and name board are attached to side studs. The roof stacks curved, 33° and 45° slopes to create a concave curve with raised corners. Every part passed the automatic connection check (floating parts, overlaps and build order).

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