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Deoksugung Palace
A landmark that earns the queue · Seoul, South Korea
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The experience
The palace that served as the primary residence of the Korean Empire from 1897 to 1910, sitting right beside City Hall in downtown Seoul. It is unusual among the palaces for mixing traditional Korean halls with Western neoclassical buildings such as the Seokjojeon, reflecting the turn-of-the-century era in which it was last occupied.
The one palace where Joseon woodwork sits next to European stone, and the only central one that stays open into the evening.
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Where it is
Seoul, South Korea · Jung-gu (City Hall). Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
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