He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon ... Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of feng shui—as the capital of the new dynasty. He also ordered ...

The Five Royal Palaces in Seoul are Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Gyeonghuigung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace is arguably the most beautiful ...

Asia Society Korea presents to you The History of Korean Beauty: Joseon Dynasty as a part of the Leo Gala Series to promote Korean culture and celebrate its beauty beyond the facade. Ethics during the ...

The city of Seoul conducts this almost every day to foster a familiarity with the history of the Joseon Dynasty.

Gyeongbokgung, the main Joseon-era palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, comes alive with visitors of different nationalities dressed in hanbok, Korea's traditional attire, during the Lunar New Year holiday ...

or traditional Korean homes with tiled roofs and stone floors, in Seoul. Not only that, but these 900 hanoks date all the way back to the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). While a stroll through Bukchon ...

A good place to do that in Seoul ... Korea, which sits north of the Han River. This museum has everything to answer your curiosities. It covers history from the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), the ...

Also known as Queen Min, Myeongseong was the wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon, a Korean dynastic ... Palace in Seoul, which was the royal palace of the dynasty, early on the morning of ...