As spring arrives, Korea’s historic palaces will once again open their gates after sundown for two highly anticipated nighttime tours.
Tourists dressed in hanbok, or as traditional Korean dress, take selfies at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on March 3, as visitors enjoyed the last day of a windy long weekend to mark the March 1 Independence Movement holiday.
“Seonwonjeon,” an inscribed wooden plaque that went missing during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, has returned to its motherland and was unveiled during a press conference on Feb. 27 at the National Palace Museum of Korea in central Seoul.
A suspect in the Gyeongbok Palace graffiti incident escaped custody during police investigation but was caught two hours later, reports said Tuesday.
A man in his 30s who offered two teenagers 3 million won ($2,200) to spray-paint Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul in December is now in police custody, five months after the vandalism took place.
NewJeans will perform at the “2024 Korea On Stage – New Generation," held at the Gyeongbok Palace's Geunjeongjeon on Tuesday afternoon.
Korea’s four royal palaces and Jongmyo Shrine in central Seoul as well as 72 cultural heritage sites scattered across the country will be open to the public for free from Wednesday for five days.
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.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
