木曜日, 5月 17, 2007

Changdeokgung

This was probably my favorite place on my Korean trip!
The Palace of Illustrious Virtue
You can't look around this World Heritage palace on your own (unless you go on Thursdays)! Any other time of the week you have to join a 90-minute guided tour.
Cheangdeokgung was originally built in 1405 as a secondary palace, but when Gyeongbokgung as not rebuilt after its destruction in the 1590s, this place became the primary palace until 1896.
The grounds are huge and it takes over an hour to walk from one end to the other. It's famous for it's secret garden which contains a mist of trees and lily ponds. It's more nature than garden and was where the kings relaxed , studied, and wrote poems.










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