Inside the palace

Gyeongbokgung Palace

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March 7th 2009
So today we were determined to see a Palace. We tried to go last weekend but they were all closed we were told. We went today. It was bitter cold and windy which made it worse. The only saving point to keep us all from freezing to death was that the sun was out and shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Gyeongbokgung is the oldest palace of the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910). It was built i ... read more

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more