Saturday, August 24, 2024

Gyeongbokgung Palace

 Gyeongbokgung Palace is a palace where kings lived during the Joseon Dynasty.

It's a space where the king lived and ruled the country.

It is the largest remaining palace in Korea.

There are a lot of stories left.



I think you already know some of stories.
you has seen stories by variety of movie, drama.
Because It is set in many traditional Korean dramas.

recently famous drama is "Huh Jun" in MBC
In 2013, It's remake drama.

It's a fictional story, but the famous drama is Kingdom.

In particular, it is the setting for the Korean zombie drama Kingdom.

The architectural design is also remarkably different from that of China and Japan, so it's worth seeing.

What's interesting is that it's located in the center of downtown Seoul.
It is impressive to see the contrast with modern buildings, especially high-rise buildings

While looking around this time, I took a black and white picture.




Gyeongbokgung Palace's Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony

Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony


Gyeongbokgung Palace, the symbol of Seoul

You can see Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony


The changing of the gatekeeper is held at the square between Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung Palace.

It is bigger and more colorful than the alternation of the gatekeeper of Deoksugung Palace.

I introduced you to Deoksugung Palace's gatekeeper's shift before.

You can see the text by following the link below.
https://skorealife.blogspot.com/2014/09/deoksugung-palace-changing-of-guards.html

There are so many people coming to see Gyeongbokgung gatekeeper(Royal Guard)'s shift.

I recommend you to come and see it 10 minutes before it goes on.

Gatekeeper(Royal Guard) changing ceremony
Running time: approximately 20 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 10:00 and 14:00

Gwanghwamun gate guard Duty performance
Running time: approximately 10 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 11:00 and 13:00

Gatekeeper military Training
Running time: approximately 15 minutes
Proceedings (excluding Tuesdays): 9:35 and 13:35

So you can see it on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
On Tuesday, Gyeongbokgung Palace is closed.

It may be canceled depending on other rain or weather conditions.







I recommend you to borrow Hanbok when you visit Gyeongbokgung Palace.
It's good to take pictures wearing hanbok.

And it's good to wear hanbok and see Gyeongbokgung Palace in person.
You look like the main character in a Korean drama, don't you?

Hanbok can be easily rented around Gyeongbokgung Palace.

After watching the changing of the gatekeeper of Gyeongbokgung Palace, I recommend you to go on a tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Do you like Korean history dramas?
Many Korean history dramas show Gyeongbokgung Palace as the place where the king lives.
Gyeongbokgung Palace is the palace in the Korean-style zombie drama Kingdom.