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From the Korean Times: South Korea's No. 1 national treasure Namdaemun falls as firefighters extinguish a fire in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. About 80 firefighters were fighting to bring the blaze under control and it was not known whether there are any casualties. Namdaemun was the southern gate of the original walls surrounding Seoul during the Choseon Dynasty. The construction of this gate began in 1395.

Update: Chae Jong-gi was arrested on suspicion of arson and then later confessed to the crime. A police captain reported that Chae sprayed paint thinner on the floor of the structure and then set fire to it. Police say that Chae was upset about not being paid in full for land he had sold to developers. The same man had been charged with setting a fire at Changgyeong Palace in Seoul in 2006. [Wiki]

Namdaemoon gate was destroyed by fire the evening of February 10, 2008 during the tail end of the Chinese lunar New Year holiday.