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Firefighters extinguish a fire at Namdaemun, South Korea's No. 1 national treasure, in Seoul.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008

Open quoteWith this fire, our national pride burned down as well. Close quote

  • LEE KYUNG SOOK
  • presidential aide, lamenting the loss of Seoul's treasured 600-year-old Great South Gate, which burned to the ground Monday
Photo: Ahn Young-joon / AP | Source: International Herald Tribune