Gyeongbokgung is the Royal Palace built in Joseon Dynasty. One can easily get there via Gyeongbokgung Station of Seoul Subway Line 3. For a small fee of KRW3,000 (about MYR8.50), we were able to take a glance of the Korea Royal Palace. It was quite an empty place as more than half of the buildings were destroyed over the years mainly during the Japanese Occupation Period. Furthermore after almost 2 years in China, the palaces here in Seoul were pale in comparison to those that in China, and the Korean and China palaces look pretty similar to me. The only fun part was the hourly cultural show at the entrance gate.
Wikipediia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyeongbokgung
Official Website: http://www.royalpalace.go.kr/html/eng/main/main.jsp
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| Cultural Ceremony At The Entrance Of The Palace |
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| Cultural Ceremony At The Entrance Of The Palace |
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| Me With The Traditionally Dressed Korean Guard |
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| One Of The Main Gate |
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| Geunjeongjeon (Hangul: 근정전; Hanja: 勤政殿) |
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| Inside Geunjeongjeon |
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| Inside Geunjeongjeon |
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| Korean Styled Roof With Chinese Influenced |
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| Inside The Living Area of The Old Time |
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| One Of The Side Palace |
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| Royal Garden |
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| Inner Court |
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| Lovely Imperial Garden |
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| Another Side Palace |
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| The National Folk Museum of Korea |
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| Outside Of The National Folk Museum of Korea |
