Gyeonbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.

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Gyeongbokgung (경복궁/景福宫), also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of the Joseon dynasty, the Kings' households, as well as the government of Joseon.

Its a fantastic little palace to walk around, in fact its not little, its huge inside those walls. On this day when i visited, it was hot, bloody hot, and inside the grounds, they are no vending machines, no cafes, no stalls or shops to buy any drinks or ice creams, not even a water fountain(It was broken!!).

There was only 1 cafe, but if you had seen the Q, you would have about turned as well and walked away, the same as me.

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[john5001 54]

Great photos. Interesting place.

[firth1974 2,659]

Great photos. Interesting place.

 

Cheers John, it is a great place. Just bring plenty of liquids with you though.

[MM 6,562]

Looks huge...and very Chinese influenced.

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how many countries have you been to now?

[firth1974 2,659]

how many countries have you been to now?

 

Quite a few. Seem to be working my way around Asia at the moment,