 Changdeokgung Palace & Changgyeonggung Palace |
AfricaAntarcticaAsiaCentral America CaribbeanEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaOceans and Seas
Changdeokgung Palace & Changgyeonggung Palace
Asia » South Korea » Seoul
November 20th 2008 by Maddogstobbe
Weekend trip to Seoul on the second weekend in November. Changdeokgung Palace is a World Heritage site and definitley the most amazing Palace I have seen since being here. Most noteworthy was the Secret Garden which was filled with stunning fall colours. Changgyeonggung Palace was another pretty palace, although not as nice as the previous and definitely had way too many gs.
DSC00962
Most adventures begin with careful map studying directly after we get off the train. 50% of the time it works as the universal "I'm lost" sign and we get approached by very helpful Koreans.
Photo 3
Donhwamun Gate, the entrance to the palace. In order to enter Changdeokgung you must be on a guided tour and you must remain with them for the duration of your time inside.
Photo 5
Apparently the more of these little statues a building has on its roof, the more important the building.
Photo 6
This blue tile roofed building is where the king dealt with his more important matters. All the buildings in this palace originally had roofs that were this colour, but this is the only one left.
Photo 8
Amazingly, even though it appears that this building is 2 floors, it is actually just one big open space on the inside.
Photo 10
A nifty looking sundial. According to a conversation I overheard, it indicates the exact time in a season (end of fall, beginning of winter, etc).
Photo 14
The leaves in the Secret Garden were absolutely amazing. I think half the pictures I took this trip were here. Lucky for you I narrowed them down to 3.
Photo 16
This was taken right about the time when I realized I had spent too much time in the Secret Garden and I was guided tourless.
Photo 1
When I took this picture, I thought nothing of it, but accoring to our guide the tree growing on the right is a 750 year old Juniper tree.
Photo 18
While I was lost taking pictures, Jeff met a guy from France named Michele so we went with him to another nearby palace, Changgyeonggung.
Korea, South's Flag
Map of Korea, South
Copyright notice.
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Mad & Jeff). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Mad & Jeff). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Mad & Jeff.