Namdaemun Market is the largest conventional market in Korea where we can understand the flow of the Seoul economy and people can guess the street consumer price. Also, Namdaemun market is known as a shopping area that tourists in Seoul should not miss.
Namdaemun is the main gate of Seoul castle and its original name is Sungryemun. After it was built in 1398 (the seventh year of the founder of the Chosun Dynasty), A great part of the gate was reconstructed in 1448 (the thirtieth year of King Sejong). Sungryemun is also called Namdaemun due to its southern location in Seoul. The National Treasure No.1