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Seoul gate restored

SEOUL, South Korea - A ceremony is held to mark the restoration of Sungnyemun, popularly known as "Namdaemun" or South Gate and National Treasure No. 1 in Seoul on May 4, 2013. The landmark gate burned down due to arson more than five years ago.

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Namdaemun restored

SEOUL, South Korea - An April 29, 2013, photo shows the restored Sungnyemun, popularly known as "Namdaemun" or south gate and National Treasure No. 1 in Seoul on April 29, 2013. South Korea's Cultural Heritage Administration said the same day that the landmark gate, burned down in an arson attack more than five years ago, will open to the public on May 5, 2013.

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Namdaemun gate

SEOUL, South Korea - Combination photo shows one of South Korea's most treasured structures, Namdaemun, or "Great South Gate," in Seoul, taken in February 2008 (bottom) after being burnt down in an arson attack, and on Feb. 7, 2013 (top), with its restoration work close to completion.

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Namdaemun gate

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Feb. 7, 2013, shows South Korea's historic Namdaemun, or "Great South Gate," in Seoul. Restoration work is close to completion after one of the country's most significant structures was burned down in an arson attack in 2008.

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S. Koreans hold ''memorial service'' for destroyed historic gate

SEOUL, South Korea - People gather in front of South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate (top) in the heart of Seoul on Feb. 18 for a ''memorial service'' for the national treasure, which was destroyed in a fire Feb. 10 and now enclosed by fences.

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate, designated as a national treasure, was destroyed in a fire the previous day in central Seoul on Feb. 11.

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - Flowers are placed near South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate in the heart of Seoul on Feb. 11 after the national treasure was destroyed in a fire the previous day.

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - People crowd around South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate in central Seoul on Feb. 11 after the national treasure was destroyed in a fire the previous day.

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Namdaemun Market in Seoul

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - People crowd around South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate in central Seoul on Feb. 11 after the national treasure was destroyed in a fire the previous day. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - Flowers are placed near South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate in the heart of Seoul on Feb. 11 after the national treasure was destroyed in a fire the previous day. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's historic gate destroyed

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate, designated as a national treasure, was destroyed in a fire the previous day in central Seoul on Feb. 11. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans hold ''memorial service'' for destroyed historic gate

SEOUL, South Korea - People gather in front of South Korea's historic Namdaemun gate (top) in the heart of Seoul on Feb. 18 for a ''memorial service'' for the national treasure, which was destroyed in a fire Feb. 10 and now enclosed by fences. (Kyodo)