The Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it will begin the second phase of its preservation treatment on the wall of the Gyeongbok Palace from Thursday that was vandalized with spray paint graffiti last December.
The spring edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival is kicking off on April 26, and the organizers are eager to ensure that foreigners don't miss out on enjoying the lineup of traditional cultural events held at Korea's royal palaces in central Seoul.
Gyeongbok Palace in Jung District, central Seoul, is crowded on Monday, the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday break that began Friday, amid mild temperatures but high levels of fine dust.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday, nationwide temperatures rose to between 3 and 9 degrees Celsius (37 and 48 degrees Fahrenheit).
A person wearing hanbok, or traditional Korean attire, at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sunday tries to stay warm in the bitter cold. The mild temperatures from last week fell to minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.
The restoration of the vandalized Gyeongbok Palace walls is estimated to cost $76,300; the Cultural Heritage Administration plans further restorations and increased security measures to prevent future acts of vandalism.
Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul is crowded with visitors on Monday, the first day of 2024. New Year’s Day celebrations took place overnight between Sunday and Monday in Seoul, including the bell-ringing event, street parades and countdown events.
The historic Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul was vandalized with spray paint graffiti in mid-December, and not just once: The next night, yet another fresh batch of graffiti appeared on the walls.
European luxury fashion houses not only appointed a plethora of Korean celebrities as their promotional ambassadors, but they also held notable events in Korea throughout the year.
Another set of graffiti was found on the already-vandalized walls of Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sunday, adding to the 44-meter (144-feet) graffiti that was spray-painted the night before, according to police reports.
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