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The Palace of Prospering Virtue), also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the " Five Grand Palaces " built by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). [ 1 ]
Changdeokgung Palace Complex: Seoul: 1997 816; ii, iii, iv (cultural) The palace was built in the 15th century during the Joseon Dynasty. It was burned down during the Japanese invasion in the 16th century, but reconstructed soon afterwards and served as the main residence of the kings for the next 250 years.
South Korea has 16 World Heritage Sites, including Changdeokgung Palace, Namhansanseong and Hwaseong Fortress. [5] Seoul is the principal tourist destination for visitors; popular tourist destinations outside of Seoul include the major coastal city of Busan , the Seorak-san national park, the historic city of Gyeongju and subtropical Jeju Island .
The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (Korean: 고창 화순 강화 고인돌 유적) are the location of hundreds of stone dolmens which were used as grave markers, and for ritual purposes during the first millennium BCE when the Megalithic Culture was prominent on the Korean Peninsula.
The heritage preservation system of South Korea is a multi-level program aiming to preserve and cultivate Korean cultural heritage. The program is administered by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), and the legal framework is provided by the Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 1962, last updated in 2012. The program started in 1962 and ...
Kyujanggak (Korean: 규장각; Hanja: 奎章閣), also known as Gyujanggak, was the royal library of the Joseon dynasty. It was founded in 1776 by order of King Jeongjo of Joseon (as a major policy arm of his government), [1] [2] at which time it was located on the grounds of Changdeokgung.
Yiwangjik's offices were at Changdeokgung Palace on the site of what is now the Changdeokgung Management Office. The Yiwangjik building, as well as many Yiwangjik records, burned down in a suspected arson on the night of 6 June 1960.
A Cheugugi at Jang Yeong-sil Science Garden in Busan. Cheugugi (Hangul: 측우기, Hanja: 測雨器) is the first well-known rain gauge invented and used during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. It was invented and supplied to each provincial offices during the King Sejong the Great's reign. As of 2010, only one example of the Cheugugi remains ...