Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung Palaces

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
seoul 399.JPG	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