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Suwon

South Korea

Watercolour of Suwon, South Korea. Centered around UNESCO Hwaseong Fortress with Janganmun Gate and Hwahongmun sluice gate, and Hwaseong Haenggung palace. Featuring Hwaseong Fortress and Janganmun Gate.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Hwaseong Fortress; Janganmun Gate; Hwahongmun; Hwaseong Haenggung; Mount Paldal; Korean peninsula flora; Joseon Dynasty
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Suwon, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in Korean red pines on fortress walls, weeping willows along Suwoncheon stream, and ancient zelkovas.
Population1,234,582Wikidata: 1,234,300
Coordinates37.29°N, 127.01°E
Elevation66 m
Area121 km²
Time zoneAsia/SeoulUTC+9
Solar noon12:32clock runs 0.5 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Suwon and you surface nearest to La Paloma, Uruguay — 311 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

SeoulKR31 km
IncheonKR33 km
Goyang-siKR44 km
DaejeonKR110 km
DaeguKR212 km
PyongyangKP223 km
GwangjuKR238 km
ChangwonKR274 km

Twinned cities

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