Seoul Diary 2014: Day 6 - Changdeokgung Palace
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Such a thing of great preserved beauty, the structures that I once thought to only exist in period dramas swept me off my feet with it's divine intricate majesty.
Growing up with Korean era dramas, a rush of unexplained nostalgia took over me.
With the Gyeongbukgong palace closed on our designated culture day, we found ourselves within the Changdeokgung Palace grounds.
Changdeokgung Palace was the second royal villa built
following the construction of Gyeongbukgung Palace in 1405. It was the
principal palace for many of the Joseon kings and is the most well-preserved of
the five remaining royal Joseon palaces. The palace grounds are comprised of a
public palace area, a royal family residence building, and the rear garden.
Known as a place of rest for the kings, the rear garden boasts a gigantic tree
that is over 300 years old, a small pond, and a pavilion. (Taken from english.visitkorea,or.kr)
Sadly for us, the booking for the said Secret Garden was sold out that morning. All hail my camera's remote for giving us a reason to play around in the midst of disappointment.
If I only remembered the remote control earlier in our whole Korea trip, we could've been doing this since day one. Haha!
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