Kyungbokgung Palace Seoul Korea

 

 

 

Gyeonghoeru was a pavilion used to hold banquets on national occasions or to receive foreign envoys.

 

 

 

 

Gyeongbokgung is the palace of Joseon, built in 1395 by Yi Seong-gye, the founder of Joseon, and is a famous tourist destination that tourists visiting Korea must visit.

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Admission fee

 

 

 

 

 

1. Location: Gyeongbokgung Palace, 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

 

2. How to get there: Gyeongbokgung Station, Subway Line 3, Exit 5

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the Geunjeongjeon Hall. It is a place where important national ceremonies such as coronation ceremonies and wedding ceremonies were held for successive kings, and it is a building that symbolizes the Joseon royal family.

 

 

 

 

Tourists visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace usually visit Gwanghwamun and Bukchon Hanok Village around Gyeongbokgung Palace together, so they can arrive at Gyeongbokgung Palace through various routes. If you want to go to Gyeongbokgung Palace on foot from other tourist spots, it is better to use Google Maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you wear a hanbok, you can enter for free.

 

 

 

 

 

Admission to Gyeongbokgung Palace is 3,000 won per adult, but visitors wearing hanbok can enter for free. It is easy to find because there are many shops around Gyeongbokgung that rent hanbok. Usually, you can rent a hanbok at a price between 15,000 won and 45,000 won, but the price varies depending on what kind of clothes you rent and how many hours you rent. 

 

 

**Hanbok is a traditional Korean costume.**

 

 

 

 

 

Hanbok rental shop. There are many hanbok rental shops around Gyeongbokgung Palace, so it is easy to find.

 

 

 

 

 

There are many people taking pictures in front of Geunjeongjeon. However, it is also a good way to take pictures quietly under the eaves of the palace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gyeongbokgung Palace, where you can experience wearing hanbok like the main characters in Korean historical dramas and taking pictures inside the palace, is a must-visit destination for tourists. :)