Donhwamun Gate, 1412, restored 1609, the main entrance to Changdeok Palace |
Map of Changdeok Palace |
Changdeokgung is the only palace in Seoul which requires a guided tour |
English tours are 3 times a day |
Stone bridge to the interior of Changdeokgung Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Guardian figures along the roofline |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Injeongjeon Hall, the main hall of Changdeokgung |
Injeongjeon Hall |
For 270 years, from King Gwanghaegun to Emperor Sunjong |
Ranking stones |
Military officials on the left, civil officials on the right, ordered by importance from front to back |
Number 9 rank in the rear |
Injeongjeon Hall |
Injeongjeon Hall |
Interior of Injeongjeon Hall, Changdeok Palace |
Throne of Korean king |
Throne of the Korean king, Injeongjeon Hall |
The painting symbolizing the kings of Korea, 5 mountains, the sun and moon, waterfall, pinetree |
Detail of Injeongjeon Hall |
Tour group moving on |
Junggungjeon, the Central Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Junggungjeon, the Central Palace |
Roof detail, Junggungjeon, Changdeok Palace |
Roof detail, Junggungjeon, Changdeok Palace |
More detail |
Seongeongjeon Hall with blue tiled roof |
Huijeongdang, the King's Quarters |
Daejojeon Hall, the Queen's Quarters |
Daejojeon Hall |
Daejojeon Hall |
Daejojeon Hall |
Daejojeon Hall |
Guardian figures on the roof of Daejojeon Hall |
Stone staircase |
Roof details |
Roof detail Roof detail, Junggungjeon, Changdeok Palace |
Junggungjeon, Changdeok Palace |
Piwon, the Secret Garden |
Juhamnu Pavilion, a 1777 library and Piwon, the Secret Garden |
Piwon, the Secret Garden |
Buyongji (lotus flower) Pond |
Buyongji (lotus flower) Pavilion, 1792 |
A small pavilion in the Secret Garden |
Changdeokgung Palace |
Foldable doors |
Sundial, Changdeokgung Palace |
Yeongyeongdang, built in 1828 in the style of a private residence of a nobleman |
Yeongyeongdang |
Gate to the Men's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
Men's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
Men's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
Yeongyeongdang |
Men's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
Women's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
Women's Quarters, Yeongyeongdang |
On the way to the exit of Changdeokgung Palace |
Nearby is a second palace, Changgyeonggung, first built in 1104 |
Haminjeong Pavilion, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Haminjeong Pavilion, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Throne and painting in the Haminjeong Pavilion |
Throne and painting in the Haminjeong Pavilion |
Changgyeonggung Palace |
Tongmyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Changgyeonggung Palace |
Changgyeonggung Palace |
Yeongchunheon and Jobokcheon Halls, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Honghwamun Gate, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Changgyeonggung Palace |
Seoul Tower in the distance |
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Myeongjeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Myeongjeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Another throne and painting, Changgyeonggung Palace |
Changgyeonggung Palace |
Map of Jongmyo Shrine, resting place of the royal ancestral tablets |
Jongmyo (Chongmyo) Shrine |
Roof tiles, Jongmyo Shrine |
Eosuksil, for ritual purification, 1395, rebuilt 1608 |
Jeongjeon, the main hall of Jongmyo Shrine |
Jeongjeon, the main hall of Jongmyo Shrine |
Yeongnyeongjeon, the annex to the main hall of Jongmyo Shrine, 1421 |