Changgyeonggung Palace

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Changgyeonggung Palace, built by King Seongjong of Joseon to serve three queen dowagers, is smaller in scale compared to other palaces, but is a place that preserves deep history and cozy beauty.

Audio guide19 stories · about 30 min
Address185 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Photo: 한국관광공사 포토코리아-서문교 · 공공누리 제1유형

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Changgyeonggung Palace, built by King Seongjong of Joseon to serve three queen dowagers, is smaller in scale compared to other palaces, but is a place that preserves deep history and cozy beauty. As a living space for royal elders, it creates a delicate and neat atmosphere, and has regained its original appearance after overcoming the painful history of being downgraded to a zoo and botanical garden during the Japanese colonial period. The Grand Greenhouse, the first Western-style greenhouse in Korea, is much loved for its exotic scenery, and the tranquil natural landscape unfolding around Chundangji Pond offers a peaceful rest in the city center.

Feel the breath of the Joseon royal family in this place where historical tragedy and beauty coexist.

Stories you can hear here

19 stories · about 30 min

  • IntroTwo Gates Facing East25 sec
  • SpotHonghwamun GateThe Red Gate Pavilion That Embraced the Voices of the Peopleabout 2 min
  • SpotOkcheongyo BridgeThe Palace Stone Bridge Guarded by a Goblinabout 1 min
  • SpotMyeongjeongmun GateOne Meter Off the Central Axisabout 2 min
  • SpotMunjeongjeon HallThe Sad King's Council Hall Where the Rice Chest Was Placedabout 2 min
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  • SpotSungmundang HallKing Yeongjo's Calligraphy and the Phrase of Ilgamjaejaabout 1 min
  • SpotHaminjeong PavilionA Four-Sided Pavilion with Tao Yuanming's Poemsabout 2 min
  • SpotGyeongchunjeon HallCrown Prince Sado's Dragon Painting and the Hall of Birthabout 1 min
  • SpotHwangyeongjeon HallThe Bedchamber Where Crown Prince Sohyeon Breathed His Lastabout 2 min
  • SpotTongmyeongjeon HallTongmyeongjeon Hall Under a Roof Without a Ridgeabout 2 min
  • SpotYanghwadang HallYanghwadang Hallabout 2 min
  • SpotJipbokheon HallJipbokheon Hall, Where the Young King Ordered Market Noodlesabout 2 min
  • SpotYeongchunheon HallSpring at Yeongchunheon Hall, When Samgaksan Mountain Criedabout 2 min
  • SpotPunggidae (Wind Vane Stand)Reading the Wind from a 228-Centimeter Stone Pillarabout 2 min
  • SpotChundangji PondThe Pond Built Over a King's Plowing Groundabout 2 min
  • SpotGrand GreenhouseA Glass Greenhouse Bearing the Plum Blossom Crestabout 2 min
  • StoryA Palace of Filial Piety for Three Queen Dowagersabout 2 min
  • StoryReclaiming the Palace from Changgyeongwon parkabout 2 min
  • StoryTragedy in the Courtyard of Munjeongjeon Hallabout 2 min
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