Korea Trip [ PART 4 ] - Gyeongbokgung Palace

[ PART 4 ] - GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

Here is PART 4 Of The Korean Trip Series...

' THE GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE '

This is the location where the Korean characters was created.

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Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1394 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. The name of the palace, Gyeongbokgung, translates in English as "Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven."

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' The stone pointed with arrows are to signify the rank & the position of the officers, ministers & generals.' ( above )





Above is a painting of the Irworobongdo.

Irworobongdo is a Korean folding screen with a highly stylized landscape painting of a sun and moon, five peaks which always was set behind Eojwa, the king’s royal throne during the Joseon Dynasty. It literally means "Painting of the Sun, Moon and the Five Peaks" and is also called "Irwoldo" or "Irwolgonryundo". The sun and moon symbolize the king and queen while the five peaks denotes a mythical place in Taoism. The screen serves to display the majesty of the Joseon royal court.

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One of the many lakes at the palace.

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Sneak Preview Of Korea Trip ; Part 5; >> Namdaemun Market.

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