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486 reviews 67 travel blogs 203 photos Attraction Type:
Castle, Historic site, History museum
TravelPod Member ReviewsGyeongbokgung Palace Seoul
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Nice palace
ronchu 7 contributions Israel, Israel Dec 2, 2011
Was just in time for their performance in the morning - I think it was around 8 or 9 AM. It was a very nice palace, crowded with people but probably the nicest one in Seoul. The performance was pretty cool too, people dressed up, drums and traditional music.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Gyeongbokgung Palace Seoul
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Gyeongbokgung, Insadong & Myeongdong
Entry containing 2 photos titled: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insadong
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Back in time to the Joseon Dynasty
Our adventures today took us back in time to the Joseon Dynasty some 400 years ago. The dynasty started about 600 years ago (1392-1910) and Seoul was made the capital of the Kingdom. As the Kings of old, we started our journey with the Gyeongbokgung Palace which was the first Royal Palace to be built in Seoul by the Joseon founder.
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War history in Seoul
For Asia, Korea is about as developed as it comes. The country has excellent infrastructure and is well connected – internet access is everywhere and cell phones only work on 3G networks. Most impressive is the absolutely amazing subway network which connects Greater Seoul. Think Montreal's Metro or Vancouver’s SkyTrain is any good? You …
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A day at the Palace
What to do with my day off on our last week in Korea.....as much as I like our cozy home-away-from-home, I definitely didn't want to spend even more in time in the hotel. (I had been here so long, the maid felt quite comfortable in scolding me on my way out for not wearing a jacket. She didn't do this in English, yet I not only understood but …
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The First Chuseok in Seoul
Since I have a couple days off for Chuseok, which is the Korean version of Thanksgiving, I decided to leave Daegu with a group of friends and spend the time in Seoul. This is my first time leaving Daegu so I was quite excited yet nervous. When I got to Dongdaegu Station, I found the two friends I was going with easy enough. The KTX train was very …
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... , an Indian, a Frenchman, a German, an American from Hawaii and a couple of Koreans. Day 138 - 09/07/08 Visited Gyeongbokgung palace this afternoon which is only a short walk from where I'm staying in Insadong. The old Korean royal family resided ...
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South of the DMZ
Seoul, South Korea - The perfect tonic to my frustrations in China! No spitting, cars let you cross the road and the toilets smell fresh. I have to start with how lucky I was with the apartment I stayed in. I was unable to find a host on ...
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Changdeokgung
... the previous day but were too late for. Changdeokgung Palace was built in the 15th century and served as a secondary palace to Gyeongbokgung Palace, which Ania and I visited in September. After both palaces were destroyed in a fire by the Japanese ...
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Back here again??
... -lit lanes of downtown Seoul's nightlife district, that was basically it for the day. Tomorrow we're planning on visiting the vast Gyeongbokgung palace complex and then taking the funicular up to the top of Namsan - a good overview of the sprawling South ...
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Deep fried hot dog? Yes please!!
... today with an unintended tour of the city's subway stations, as we took the very, very long way round to Gyeongbokgung Palace. The palace was huge, very impressive with around 330 buildings at one time,it's undergoing some restoration at the minute and ...
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Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbok Palace was built as the primary palace of the Chosun Kingdom by its founder, King Taejo in 1395, the fourth year of his reign. Tony and I went there on Children's Day, since we had the day off. It was pretty busy and they held special ...
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Sightseeing in Seoul
I got a nice early start to the day and my first stop was Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was a national holiday in Korea (independence day) so a couple things I wanted to see were closed and tours to the DMZ (demilitarized zone between North and South Korea) ...
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NICK: To the Seoul of Korea
... can tell the previous inhabitants did too, seeing as there were a few shoe prints on the wall. We went to see the Gyeongbokgung palace, but it was closing, so we went to their major tourist trap street, Insadonggil. I usually don't like touristy ...
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Seeing a bit of Seoul with some locals
... few more hours to show us around. Given the time we had we decided to see some traditional Seoul and opted for the nearby Gyeongbokgung Palace. Apparently the largest palace complex in the country, and entirely rebuilt in the 19th century, ...
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Közigpolitika és intézményi rendszer / P&I class
... to think about my topic. After our short day at school our smaller team of 9 people went for sightseeing in Seoul, we paid a visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace (we've seen the changing of the guard!!) and to the monument & museum of King Sejong the ...
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