My visit: December 2, 2011
Day 5 (morning)
99 Yulgong- no,
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Korea
02-7629513
Schedule:
April- October 9am- 6:30pm
December-February 9am-5pm
November & March 9am- 5:30pm
Closed on Mondays
The Palace Admission:
Adults W3, 000
Children W1, 500
The Secret Garden Admission:
Adults W5, 000
Children W2, 500
No smoking and No pets allowed within the palace grounds.
Changdeok Palace literally means "Palace of Prospering Virtue". It is referred to as the East Palace because it is located at the east of Gyeongbok Palace.
It was the secondary palace of Gyeongbokgung, the main palace. All 5 palaces were destroyed by fire during Japanese invasion in 1592. It was restored in 1610 and served as the main palace when for about 270 years until Gyeongbokgung was finally reconstructed in 1868.- taken from back of the ticket
Injeongjeon (Main Hall)
In 1997, Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as an "outstanding example of Far Eastern palace architecture and garden design- Wikipedia
