Dalseong Park
Dalseong Park is a park located in Jung District, Daegu, South Korea. The park includes Gwanpungnu Pavilion, a local history hall, a zoo, and some monuments.
On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 62.
History
The park was originally a fortress called Dalseong. It was built on a low hill. The site of the fortress had an Iron Age settlement on it. The fortress was constructed during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period. It is believed that it is mentioned in the Samguk sagi as "Dalbeolseong" ; that fortress was constructed in 261. It was occupied until the early Joseon period. It has a circumference of. It became a public park in 1905. The fortress is considered the ancestral home of the Dalseong Seo clan.During the Sino-Japanese war in 1894–1895 the land was used as a Japanese military base. It was renovated to its current form in 1965.