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  A combination of traditional and western building - The Deoksugung Palace , built in 15th century is one of the five grand palaces of Joseon dynasty period, located in Seoul, South Korea. Deoksugung Palace    Deoksugung palace is one of the beautiful palaces in Seoul with Korea's first western style buildings and garden. This palace is the smallest among all five grand palaces of joseon dynasty. It is famously known for its beautiful stone wall and is one of the most visited sites in Seoul because of its location on a busy street.  The palace was residence of Grand Prince Walson (1454-1488), the elder brother of King Seongjong (1469-1494). During the time of japanese invasion when all other palaces were intentionally destroyed, Deoksugung served as the royal palace. King Seonjo was the first king of joseon dynasty to take shelter here.  King Gwanghaegun who became king in this palace renamed it as 'Gyeongun-gung' () in 1611, after the official palace was moved...

One of the five grand palaces of Joseon dynasty period - The Gyeonghuigung Palace (경희궁) . The Gyeonghuigung Palace The palace is located in Seoul, South Korea. It is constructed in 17th century during the reign of King Gwanghae (Yi-Hon). For around 200 years this beautiful palace was home for ten Joseon kings. The palace is also known as Seogwol (Western Palace) because its location is towards west when compare with other neighboring palaces of Changdeokgung ( Eastern Palace) and Gyeongbokgung (Northern Palace). During the latter half of joseon dynasty period Gyeonghuigung served as the secondary palace for the Kings. Secondary palace is a palace where king takes shelter in the state of emergency.  The Gyeonghuigung Palace was built with the inspiration of surrounding mountain. The architecture of the palace shows the traditional beauty and historical gravity. There were over 100 small and large buildings in the palace. During the Japanese invasion in Korea most of the buildings we...

  The largest of all five grand palaces built in Joseon dynasty period - The Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁). Gyeongbokgung Palace  Built in 14th century by the founder king of Joseon dynasty King Taejo.  It is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. It was the main palace of joseon dynasty and served as the home for them.  Gyeongbokgung Palace is one of the most beautiful with the largest premises of all five grand palaces of joseon dynasty.   The Palace is also known as Northern Palace because its location is afar north when compare to the neighboring palaces of Changdeokgung (Eastern Palace) and Gyeonghuigung (Western Palace). Gyeongbokgung Palace was once destroyed during the Japanese invasion (Imjin War) in 1592. However the palace was rebuilt after 275 years in 1867 under the leadership of  Yi Ha-eung also known as Regent Heungseon Daewongun (Grand Internal Prince Heungseon) during the reign of King Gojong. Different structures in Gyeongbokgung Palace... G...

Seoul is the metropolitan city of South Korea with its beautiful modern infrastructure, but located right in the heart of Seoul is one of the Korea's 13 UNESCO sites - The Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁) also known as Eastern Palace.    Widely spread on 110 acre area. It was built in 15th century by King Taejong of the Joseon Dynasty as the residence of the royal family.  The palace was destroyed many times during different historical events (japanese invasion, because of Manchu Qing etc.) but even after many reconstructions and repairing works the architectures were still able to make it look like the original design.   It is one of the well preserved  five grand palaces of Joseon dynasty. This palace was built as the secondary home for the royal family after Gyeongbokgung Palace.    Changdeokgung Palace is beautifully built that it harmonizes with nature very well. The structure of the palace combines nicely with environment. There are many buildings in t...

Arirang is a Korean folk music which also sometimes considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.There are many variations and versions of this song,but one thing which is common in every version of this song is same refrain 'Arirang arirang arariyo' ( 아리랑 아리랑 아라리요 ).   Origin of Arirang It is believed that the birthplace of 'Arirang' is Gangwon Province. Gangwon Province There is a very interesting but sad story behind this song. First of all, Arirang does not have any literal meaning in Korean. According to some old stories....there was a boy and a girl who fell in love while picking camellia flowers near a staith at Auraji ( 아우라지 ).   This story have two versions, In the first one, the boy tries to cross the Auraji to meet his love but drowns and then the girl sings this sorrowful song after he dies. According to the second version boy cannot cross the Auraji to meet his love because of the high water level so, they sing this song to express there sorrow. Be...

The flag of South Korea is also known as Taeguki/ Taegeukgi ( 태극기 ). This flag has four colors - .Red, white, blue and black.The height and width of the flag are in the ratio of 3:2. Its base color is white. This color is very common in Korean culture because it represents the peace and purity. Taegeuk in the center  represents the balance in the universe. Red color represents the positive cosmic force and the blue half represents the negative cosmic force.  The trigrams ( 괘 ) on four sides of Taegeuk represents the classic elements.   The History Of The Flag Surprisingly, Korea didn't had any concept of flag till 1876 and as a country the did not see any necessity of having one. During the Japan-Korea treaty in 1876, Japan had its own official flag as a symbol but Korea didn't had any. Even after that treaty Korea didn't put much focus on creating a flag. Until there were many treaties with other nations. Then in 1882 the Korean politician of Joseon Dynasty, Pak Yung-hio...