Deoksugung Palace

Deoksugung Palace

hiding from the rain in Seoul's royal palace and national arts museum
Deoksugung Palace - hiding from the rain in Seoul's royal palace and national arts museum

Location: 

99 Sejong-daero, Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Duration: 

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Personal highlights

  1. Deoksugung: home of the royal family until the 20th century
  2. Today's Attraction: National Museum of Contemporary Art
  3. History: becoming the royal residence after a war burned all palaces
  4. My trip: short visit during a rain shower after the DMZ daytrip
  5. My experience: hiding from the rain in the museum

Image sources

  1. Traditional Korean Architecture
  2. Inside the National Museum
  3. Colonial style palace building
  4. Entering through the red gate
  5. Modern western style garden

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