Survive & Thrive in Korea
The National Palace Museum of Korea opened it’s doors in December of 1992. Throughout it’s history it has undergone a name change in 2005 and a renovation in 2007. The collection houses over 40,000 artifacts from the palaces of both the Korean Empire and the Joseon Dynasty with 14 treasures and one national treasure. The […]
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Changdeokgung Palace was built in 1405 during the reign of King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty. The place was destroyed by the Japanese during the 1592-1598 invasion, but was reconstructed shortly after. It is now listed as a world heritage site.The only bad part about this palace experience is that you couldn’t just wander on […]
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Tour2Korea Says: Jongmyo Shrine is dedicated to the spirits of Korea’s royal ancestors. The royalfamily of the Joseon Dynasty paid homage to their forefathers in thetime-honored Confucian tradition. This sedate shrine of beautiful architecturalsimplicity is appreciated as an invaluable cultural inheritance and wasregistered on UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List in 1995. Jongmyo Shrine is made […]
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On Saturday a couple coworkers and me journeyed to Northern Seoul to check out Gyeongbokgung Palace. The trip for us consisted of a twenty minute subway ride on line Five. The station stop was Gwanghwamun exit 2 and then a straight shot north a few blocks to the palace’s front gate. Wikipedia says:Gyeongbokgung (Gyeongbok Palace) […]
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