Gyeongbokgung-Palace(경복궁 景福宮)
Gyeongbokgung was built three years after the Joseon Dynasty was founded and it served as its main palace
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Deoksugung-Palace
Deoksugung Palace was originally the place of Prince Wolsan, the borother of King Seongjong. in 1592, all palace were burned so that the palce had been used since 1593.
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Unhyeon Palace
Unhyeon Palace (Hangul: 운현궁; Hanja: 雲峴宮), also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, is a former Korean royal residence located at 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea.
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Cheonggyecheon (Hangul: 청계천)
Cheonggyecheon (Hangul: 청계천) Cheonggyecheon is an 8.4 km (5.2 miles) long, modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The massive urban renewal project is on the site of a stream that flowed before the rapid post-war economic development required it to be covered by transportation infrastructure. The $900 million project initially…
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One day trip in Seoul
One day trip in Seoul Sometimes my foreign friends visit Korea and I always help them to travel Korea. In early April, my friend from Hong Kong came to Korea with her mother. They wanted to look around most famous and popular travel destinations in Seoul with me. As a public diplomat of VANK, I…
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Garosu-gil sets new trends
Garosu-gil sets new trends Young people do not seem to mind the cold on a winter day while they are coming in and out of shops in Garosu-gil, a trendy street in Gangnam District of southern Seoul. It would be understandable if someone were to visit the place and see what kind of…
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Myeongdong, Seoul’s no.1 shopping district
Myeongdong, Seoul’s No.1 shopping district Where would you go to find a pair of the latest Nike running shoes, a sequined purse for under 20 dollars, and a spiral potato all in one street? There is only one place in Seoul. Seoul has already received ten million tourists this year, which compares markedly with…
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100 modern masterpieces on display at Deoksugung ~2014. 3. 30
100 modern masterpieces on display at Deoksugung ~2014. 3. 30 One hundred masterpieces of modern Korean art are on display at the gallery in Deoksugung Palace, a branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA). The exhibit is showing 100 paintings: 70 ink and color and 30 oil paintings.…
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