| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
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| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Jongmyo Shrine |
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Jongmyo Shrine is Confucian and is dedicated to the Joseon Dynasty. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Jongmyo Shrine |
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The Royal Ancestral Shrine houses tablets of 27 of Korea's kings. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Street food stall. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Knife sharpener. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Gas rings. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Brooms. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Korean food. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Heunginjimun is the East Gate of the city. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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The side view of the gate. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Detail of the gate decoration. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Part of the old city wall surrounds the gate. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Detail of the old city wall stonework. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Part of the old city walls survive near the East Gate. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Part of the old city walls and a church. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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The walls snake over hills. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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View of the gate from the city walls. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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View of a residential area from the city walls. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Houses on a hill. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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Church from the old city walls. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Heunginjimun |
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View of the N-Seoul Tower on Namsan. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Busy street. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Corner eatery. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Seafood patties. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Street scene. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Street scene in the East of the city. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Fireman giving ride to children. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Reading the newspapers. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Student demonstration. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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|
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The largest church in Korea. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Shops in old Seoul. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Watching a music show in the park. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Man dancing. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Two women. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Korean church. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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The Olympic Stadium was built for the 1988 Olympic Games. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Children arriving for rehersals of the opening ceremony. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Children at the Olympic Stadium to reherse the opening ceremony for the 1988 games. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Dancers. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Dancing with cloth. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Processions. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Group of dancers. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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The dancers preparing for a rehersal. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
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Olympic Stadium |
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Triangular group. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Gyeongbokgung Palace is the focal point of the city. View from 1988. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The main gate (Gwang Hwa Mun) in 1988. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The main gate in 2022. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
|
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The Governor's Residence was built by the occupying Japanese. This photo is from 1988. It was demolished in 1995. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage royal palace in 2022. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The first courtyard with Heungnyemun Gate and the city's mountains. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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One of the many gates in the first courtyard. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Painted drum. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Heung Nye Mun Gate. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Decoration on Heung Nye Mun Gate. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The second courtyard. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Visitors dressed up. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
|
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Geun Jeong Mun Gate in 2022 with many people wearing traditional costumes (which give free entry to the complex). |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
|
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Geun Jeong Mun Gate in 1988. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Visitors. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The western gate in the second courtyard. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Geunjeongjeon Hall is the main palace building. Seen here in 2022. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Geunjeongjeon Hall (seen here in 1988) is on a marble platform. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Carved stonework. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Stone ballustrade. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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View from the hall. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Carved stone screen. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Visitors in costume. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Visitors in costume. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Two women. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Young man. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Youths in costume. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Detail of the hall. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Woman in costume. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Three females dressed up. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Detail of the external wooden screen. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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View from Geunjeongjeon Hall. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Rooftops and mountains. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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The interior. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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The throne. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Behind the throne, the Sun and Moon, symbols of the King and Queen. The Five Mountains represent the Five virtues of Korean life. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Decoration above the throne. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Incense burner in the throne room. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Painted beams. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Ceiling decoration. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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The interior is spectacular. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Dragons. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Incense burner. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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View of a former government buildings. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Corner carving. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Geunjeongjeon Hall |
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Group of people. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Sujeong Jeon Hall |
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Sujeong Jeon Hall was the home of King Sejong (1418-1450) who invented Hangul and the rain gauge. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Sujeong Jeon Hall |
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Detail of the roof. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Sujeong Jeon Hall |
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Decoration on the hall. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Sujeong Jeon Hall |
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Series of animals on the northern side. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
Sujeong Jeon Hall |
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Ondol chimneys. These are part of the underfloor heating system common in Korea. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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View from one of the larger courtyards. |
2022 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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The palace buildings are set in extensive grounds. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Groups of school children visit the palace complex every day. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
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Four students at the palace. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
|
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Female artist. |
1988 |
| South Korea |
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|
Seoul |
Gyeongbokgung Palace |
|
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Children and the mountains. |
1988 |
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