Traditional Korean palace hall with curved tiled roof, colorful dancheong woodwork, and green lattice doors on a stone platform

Seoul Part 4

Seoul - Part 4

Traditional Korean palace gate with curved tile roofs set against modern city buildings

The Changgyeonggung Palace (창경궁) is one of the five palaces in Seoul. It was built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong.

Traditional Korean palace gate with curved tiled roof and wooden pillars, couple walking on stone courtyard
Traditional Korean palace building with ornate painted eaves and red wooden panels on stone foundation
Traditional Korean palace throne on wooden platform before painted mountain and sun-moon screen
Intricate weathered wooden lattice with carved geometric pattern at a historic palace
Traditional Korean palace courtyard with red wooden columns, tiled roofs, and stone paving under a clear blue sky
woman in red dress photographed in traditional Korean palace courtyard with modern city buildings in background
Two women in traditional Korean hanbok walking through a sunlit palace courtyard viewed through a dark wooden gate
Traditional Korean palace building with curved tiled roof and wooden columns overlooking a sunlit courtyard
Traditional Korean palace corridor with curved tiled roof set against a modern city skyline
Traditional Korean palace hall with curved tiled roof, colorful dancheong woodwork, and green lattice doors on a stone platform
Front facade of Hwanghuigjeon Hall at Changgyeonggung Palace with ornate Korean traditional architecture, gold-character signboard, tiled roof, and green lattice doors
Traditional Korean palace buildings with curved tile roofs and modern city skyline in background
Vending machines lined up under a shelter in a leafless park
Traditional Korean hanok buildings with curved tile roofs against modern Seoul city skyline
woman in long white coat standing beside an informational signboard at a historic palace site surrounded by bare winter trees
Couple sitting on a wooden bench overlooking traditional Korean palace rooftops with city skyline in the background
Serene palace garden lake with pine trees and stone pagoda reflected in calm water
Large white Victorian-style glass greenhouse set in a manicured palace garden with rounded shrubs, pine trees, and visitors on a clear sunny day
Vibrant red camellia flower in full bloom surrounded by glossy green leaves and unopened buds in a sunlit garden
Close-up of tall green grass blades mixed with golden and dried brown stems in natural daylight
Delicate lavender primula flowers blooming among lush green foliage near a mossy tree trunk
White Victorian glass conservatory with ornate roofline framed by pine trees under clear blue sky
Traditional Korean palace building with curved tiled roofs and red wooden walls beside a dry grassy courtyard
Visitors walk toward traditional Korean palace gate on sunny day