SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Conflicts are flaring up over new apartment complexes that are being built within the cultural heritage conservation area around a site of royal tombs from the Joseon Dynasty in Gimpo, west of Seoul. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) issued a work suspension order for the construction of the apartment [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Forest walkways at Joseon Dynasty royal tomb sites were made available to the public on Saturday, allowing more outdoor leisure activities for people tired of staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The nine walkways include those at the East Nine Royal Tombs, Gwangneung Royal Tomb and Sareung Royal Tomb, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Seonjeongneung is located in Gangnam’s Samseong-Dong, one of the city’s busiest business districts. It is a 220,000-square-meter city park featuring 500-year-old burial grounds of two kings and a queen from the Joseon Dynasty. At the westernmost end of the park is the tomb of the King Seonjong (1457 – [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – There are 40 tombs of royal members of the Korean Joseon Dynasty scattered across 18 different sites in Korea. These tombs have been collectively registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites since 2009. To share and honor these highly-regarded artifacts of ancient Korea, the National Palace Museum of Korea is [...]