Seoul(Gangnam-gu) · Palaces
Samseongsan Holy Ground
During the Gihae Persecution of 1839, three French Catholic priests were sentenced to death for spreading Catholicism in…
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Palaces and historic sites include Joseon-era palaces such as Gyeongbokgung, fortresses and other heritage sites. Some palaces hold seasonal night openings.
Seoul(Gangnam-gu) · Palaces
During the Gihae Persecution of 1839, three French Catholic priests were sentenced to death for spreading Catholicism in…
Seoul(Seodaemun-gu) · Palaces
Dongnimmun stands at a spot originally known as Yeongeun, where envoys were once treated. When a Chinese envoy visited,…
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Andong-si) · Palaces
Byeongsanseowon is a Confucian school that was established by esteemed Confucian scholars to pay tribute to the memory o…
Gangwon-do(Pyeongchang-gun) · Palaces
Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village is the setting of the beautiful Korean story “When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom,” and also home…
Gyeongsangnam-do(Gimhae-si) · Palaces
The Gimhae Bonghwangdong was designated a historic site, where it includes an important shell mound from the Gaya period…
Gyeonggi-do(Paju-si) · Palaces
Odusanseong Fortress (오두산성) is built around the strategic summit of the mountain. Its walls stretch across roughly 620 m…
Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si) · Palaces
Standing on a rock next to a stream, Poseokjeongji (Poseokjeong Pavilion - surface area 7,432㎡) was designated as privat…
Incheon(Ganghwa-gun) · Palaces
First established in Ganghwa-eup during the 5th year of King Injong in the Goryeo Dynasty (1127), Ganghwahyanggyo Confuc…
Gangwon-do(Yeongwol-gun) · Palaces
Cheongnyeongpo Cape (청령포), located on the upper stream of Namhangang River in Gwangcheon-ri, Nam-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, is…
Busan(Dongnae-gu) · Palaces
Dongnaeeupsong Fortress Site is a representative fortress that combined the mountain and flatland. Built around late Gor…
Gyeonggi-do(Yeoju-si) · Palaces
This is the house where Empress Myeongseong (Joseon Period) was born, and lived until she was eight years old. She would…
Jeollabuk-do(Iksan-si) · Palaces
The Ssamgneung (Twin Tombs) in Iksan are stone chamber tombs that were unearthed during an academic excavation survey in…