Deoksugung Palace
One of the palaces that is quite conveniently placed is the Deoksugung Palace. It’s near City Hall station in central Seoul. While I came because of the Royal Guard change, there was a sign saying that there is no such thing until the 2nd of January. Anyway, I still walked in.
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This was the palace that served the Korean royalty after all other palaces were burned down in 1592 during the Japanese invasions.
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Some buildings were influenced by western architecture and there were many things to see. This was, however, only my second destination today, with three more to go.
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