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Traditional Korean shrine building with curved grey tile roofs, red wooden columns, and stone courtyard

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo Shrine is a Confucian shrine in the city of Seoul. It was built in 1394 by King Taejo and is one of the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved. In 1995 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Bronze statue of Korean scholar in traditional hanbok on granite pedestal with carved stone relief wall
Three visitors walking beside a traditional Korean stone wall topped with dark tiled roof, leafless winter trees under a clear blue sky
Person walking along a wooden path beside a traditional Korean shrine building with tiled roof and stone walls
Traditional Korean shrine building with curved grey tiled roof, green lattice doors, red wooden walls, and stone walls along a sunlit gravel courtyard
Long corridor of repeating red wooden columns at a traditional Korean shrine
Traditional Korean shrine with curved grey tiled roof and red wooden columns under clear blue sky
Traditional Korean shrine hall with curved tiled roof and wooden columns on stone platform
Traditional Korean shrine building with curved grey tile roofs, red wooden columns, and stone courtyard
Six-panel decorative folding screen with vibrant peony flowers painted on a gold background with scholar's rocks
Traditional Korean wooden balance scale with golden dragon ornaments inside Jongmyo Shrine
Traditional Korean shrine building with colorful dancheong-painted woodwork and curved tiled roof behind a low wall
Traditional Korean shrine entrance with green lattice doors and tiled roof
Traditional Korean ancestral portrait displayed on ornate wooden altar inside Jongmyo Shrine
Tourist group listening to a guide at a historic shrine in Seoul with a stone heritage monument and autumn trees
Two people sitting on a wooden bench in a sunlit park surrounded by pine trees and bare branches
People walking along a tree-lined pathway at a historic shrine park in Seoul during winter
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Seoul - Part 1

Elevated view of a quiet Seoul street lined with trees, traditional and modern buildings, and misty mountains in the background

Seoul - Part 2

Two pedestrians walking on a city sidewalk in front of a weathered teal concrete wall beside an urban street

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Traditional Korean shrine building with curved grey tile roofs, red wooden columns, and stone courtyard

Jongmyo Shrine

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