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Changgyeonggung Palace
A landmark that earns the queue · Seoul, South Korea
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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The experience
A palace originally built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong for his father Taejong, later used as a residence for royal consorts. During the Japanese colonial period the grounds were turned into a zoo and botanical garden; the surviving 1909 Grand Greenhouse, an iron-and-glass conservatory, still stands at the rear beside a landscaped pond.
The quietest of the central palaces, with a walkable garden and the striking period glasshouse most tour groups skip.
low-key palace1909 glass greenhousepond and pavilionsfew crowds
Where it is
Seoul, South Korea · Jongno-gu (Waryong-dong). Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
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