Tours exclusively for foreign nationals of Deoksugung, a Joseon-era (1392-1910) palace, including a musical performance at Seokjo Hall, will be offered for the first time in May. Nighttime tours of the hall the first Western-style stone building in Seoul built in 1910 will run from May 1 to May 3, with three tours taking place daily, each limited to 18 people. Participants will be served refreshments like coffe.
Jongno-gu in Seoul is home to several major tourist attractions, including Insa-dong with its antique shops and traditional cafes, Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon era built in 1395, and Jongmyo Shrine, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. With traditional Korean architecture standing among modern, glass-clad skyscrapers, the Jongno district is an exciting destination where old meets new. The smal.
The Seoul Museum of History has unveiled a captivating collection of books featuring 163 photos of Seoul s bygone era after its first survey on the U.S. Library of Congress’s photography and print division.
The National Gugak Center, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration’s Deoksugung Palace Management Office, is set to host nighttime concerts at Seokjojeon in the palace, Feb. 21-22 and 28-29, at 7 p.m. Built during King Gojong’s reign (1863-1907), Deoksugung’s Seokjojeon is the first European-style stone building built in Korea. Since 2015, several concerts have been performed at t.
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesIn Nov. 2022, when Atlanta-based rapper Jermaine “J-Money” Miller was shot and robbed of his Rolex and jewelry while seated in a parked car in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, headlines about the attack highlighted an unusual connection: The car Miller was assaulted in was a Rolls-Royce Phantom, reportedly owned by “Korean royalty.”This came as a surprise to a lot of people—not least because Korea is two separate nations, neither of which has