Our National Treasure #1 just collapsed.

[15357]

Watched it on live TV.

It's called Soongryemoon, or Namdaemoon (Southern Great Gate).


1897


1930 - Japanese occupation


1953 - Korean war. Gate was hit by 122mm artillery rounds, but survived.


2008 - Gate was most likely burned down by some bastard with gasoline.

This gate survived half a millenia's worth of barbarian invasions, riots, revolutions, even the Japanese invasion and occupation, as well as North Korea and China's artillery bombardment.

And one mother****ing bastard burns it down in 5 hours.

;(

 

[Pesmerga]

We can rebuild it.

We have the technology.

 

[15357]

We can rebuild it.

We have the technology.

Stronger, better, and faster?

 

[Raziaar]

It's just architecture. It can be rebuilt as Pesh said.

I'm not much one for priceless pieces of architecture, even if they are thousands of years old.

Stronger, better, and faster?

Damn straight! It'll be mobile.

A mobile oppression palace!

 

[Stigmata]

We can rebuild it.

We have the technology.

But I don't want to spend a lot of money.

 

[99.vikram]

Then let the Chinese build it for one-third the cost.

 

[Pesmerga]

Damn straight! It'll be mobile.

A mobile oppression palace!

Oh how I laughed out loud.

 

[15357]

It's just architecture. It can be rebuilt as Pesh said.

I'm not much one for priceless pieces of architecture, even if they are thousands of years old.

Yeah, I suppose. But I still feel sad, because my ancestors have protected this building with their lives, most notably during the occupation.

Damn straight! It'll be mobile.

A mobile oppression palace!

You made be feel bad by making me lol.

Then let the Chinese build it for one-third the cost.

And one-tenth of the integrity.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Sorry to hear that. The old school K's ruled.

 

[delusional]

Did they catch the arsonist? Are they going to burn him alive?

 

[Higlac]

Did they catch the arsonist? Are they going to burn him alive?

They should use a strike-anywhere match, on his nipples.

 

[Saturos]

They should use a strike-anywhere match, on his nipples.

I LOLed

Yeah, that really sucks. I wonder if a N. Korean extremist was responsible? It doesn't look as bad on the screenshot as it probably does in person though. The foundation's still standing anyways. :|

 

[CyberPitz]

It's OK, you people have more firewood now!

 

[staticprimer]

It's a shame to see something that old, with that much history, to be destroyed by some little prick.

 

[Pesmerga]

inb4 chinese proverbs

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Reminds me of what chavs do here.

 

[Higlac]

inb4 chinese proverbs

Confucius say: Man who stands on toilet is high on pot.

 

[delusional]

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? -Zhuangzi

 

[Saturos]

Confucius say: Man who stands on toilet is high on pot.

Confucius say: Man who farts in church sits in own pew.

 

[Tagaziel]

People who destroy priceless artifacts of days gone past need to be drawn, shot, hung, quartered, cooked and fed to own family.

 

[Bad^Hat]

People who destroy priceless artifacts of days gone past need to be drawn, shot, hung, quartered, cooked and fed to own family.

Knowing Korea, they'd eat it happily.

 

[Jintor]

I lol'd at the first post.

 

[Raziaar]

Knowing Korea, they'd eat it happily.

Suitable Chinese proverbs.



Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand.

Paper cannot wrap up a fire.

 

[15357]

You guys are too mean and too funny.

 

[nurizeko]

I thought I knew grief when Heath Ledger was taken from us.....but I shed tears now!. ;(




Nah I kid, tis a real shame though, Asian buildings do look nice, and allot more interesting and imposing then many European castle of boring stone.

 

[Druckles]

That's quite distressing that someone would do something like that.

/me facepalms the world

 

[Emporius]

Pffft, my National Treasure #1 is a small semi-aquatic mammal with large teeth

 

[15357]

They caught the bastard.


Good thing too, he was planning to blow up a subway as well.

 

[Druckles]

The motive behind it?

 

[Shamrock]

Confucius say: If you build it, they will come.

....in this case rebuild it.

...
..

*backs slowly out*

 

[Higlac]

They caught the bastard.


Good thing too, he was planning to blow up a subway as well.

I changed my idea, light the strike-anywhere match on his balls, and shove the burning match up his penis. Then systematically remove his body parts and feed them to him.

 

[CptStern]

They caught the bastard.


Good thing too, he was planning to blow up a subway as well.

the man is 70 years old and probably senile


oh and no offense but Korean government run emergency services seem Clouseau-esque for some reason ..I mean if they're not being beaten to a bloody pulp by bamboo wielding peasants they ..well ..

The structure collapsed as hundreds of firefighters attempted to put the blaze under control, officials said. The gate's large stone base remained intact.

epic fail

 

[99.vikram]

That's what you get for playing too much Starcraft.

 

[kirovman]

1 down, 339 to go.

 

[Wanted Bob]

This thread is full of too much funny.

Think about it, if it was another bigger country there would be more anger about this.

 

[nurizeko]

Sad day indeed.

 

[taviow]

That really sucks :|
Who is the guy who destroyed it?

 

[Jintor]

epic fail

Fire's weird like that.

 

[kineaesth]

This is sad. People suck.

 

[kirovman]

epic fail

Wait... bricks....invulnerable from fire?

Must...use.... special....ability.