Tourists visit Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, on Jan. 30, 2025, the final day of a six-day break for Seol, or Lunar New Year, which fell on Jan.

As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of feng shui—as the capital of the new dynasty. He also ordered the ...

Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful and remains the largest of all five palaces. Changdeokgung was the principal palace for many kings of the Joseon dynasty and is the most ...

A 19th-century wooden signboard that once adorned the now-lost Seonwonjeon Hall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul has returned from Japan after a century away from home.

Imperial guards stand at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty, as it snows in Seoul, South Korea ...

Built in 1395 as the first and main palace of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), the sprawling complex is the largest of the country’s surviving imperial residences. Neighboring Changdeokgung or ...

Visitors take photos in the snow at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, South ...

Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...

N’s “The Queen Who Crowns” has given more insight into Lee Yi Dam's character! “The Queen Who Crowns” tells the story of ...

Bukchon Village occupies the hilly neighborhood between Gyeongbok Palace and Changdeok Palace ... but these 900 hanoks date all the way back to the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910).