SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — On a sunny autumn afternoon, hundreds of traditional Korean lanterns with silk shades of all different colors fluttered gently in the breeze at a courtyard of the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul. Visitors wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus busily took photos of themselves against the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime sightseeing at Gyeongbok Palace, one of four royal palaces in central Seoul, will open Thursday, offering visitors a special experience of walking among the brightly lit palace buildings on cool autumn nights. The Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will open [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A popular nighttime tour of Gyeongbok Palace will kick off next month in a scaled-down manner amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the cultural heritage agency said Saturday. The nocturnal tour of the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in central Seoul will run from April 1 through [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A nighttime tour of Gyeongbok Palace will begin next month, the cultural heritage authority said Monday. The special Gyeongbok Palace night tour will start on Sept. 2 and go through Dec. 4, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). A daily total of 4,500 visitors will be allowed to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special nighttime sightseeing of Gyeongbok Palace, one of four royal residences in central Seoul, will open next month through November, the heritage administration said Friday. For the tour during cool nights in the fall, the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will open from 7 p.m. to 9:30 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The breathtakingly ornate throne hall of Gyeongbok Palace, the grandest of the five Joseon-era royal palaces, will be opened to the public for the first time this month, the heritage administration said Wednesday. Civilian visitors will be allowed in to savor the majestic interior of Gyeongbok’s main hall, Geunjeongjeon, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s night tours at Gyeongbok Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul, will take place in May and June, and ticket booking will begin this week, officials said Monday. Special nighttime viewings of the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in the first half of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Two structures of the royal Gyeongbok Palace in downtown Seoul will open to the public next month for a seven-month run, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday. “Public access to the inside of Gyeonghoeru and Jibokje will be available between April 1 and Oct. 31,” the agency said. Gyeonghoeru [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government and the national heritage agency announced a joint initiative Tuesday to redesign the pedestrian plaza at the heart of the capital as part of urban planning aimed at bolstering public convenience and restoring history. Gwanghwamun Square, located in the middle of the 10-lane Sejongro main [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Sculptures of the legendary creature Haetae can be spotted around Seoul, often near historical landmarks and other high-profile locations like the National Assembly Building. Shaped like a lion with a horn on its forehead, the imaginary animal from Korean mythology is known as a guardian that fends off fire [...]