Next on the long itinerary that was Saturday was 덕수궁 (Deoksugung). Deoksugung is the most modern off all the palaces. It was where King Gojong, the last king of the Joseon dynasty, lived after the assassination of his wife, Queen Min. Much of it was designed by Russian and British architects.
대한문 (Daehanmun)
금천교 (Geumcheongyo)
Some info to Deoksugung
융안문 (Yunganmun)
융안문 (Yunganmun) Entrance to king's sleeping quarters.
함녕전 (Hamnyeongjeon), king's sleeping quarters and where King Gojong (the last king of the Joseon dynasty and first emperor of Korea died)
덕홍전 (Deokhongjeon)
Modern chandelier inside.
7 Guardians
Back of 함녕전 (Hamnyeongjeon)
석어당 (Seokeodang) Under construction while we were there.
덕홍전 (Deokhongjeon)
중화전 (Junghwajeon), from the south side
Path up to 정관헌 (Jeonggwanheon), an outside entertainment pavilion, This was interesting as it had been designed by a Russian and was part Korea and part Russian. It had brick sides, but a tiled roof.
덕홍전 (Deokhongjeon)
즉조당 (Jeukjodang)
Ondol chimneys.
Some damage to the paper in the windows.
준명당 (Junmyeongdang)
석조전 (Seokjojeon) from the south side.
Under the building is a pathway and entrance into a small museum about the building.
Inside the museum. It wasn't that interesting.
While we were in the museum, we heard a parade starting. We walked outside and caught the changing of the guard as they marched through the complex.
석조전 (Seokjojeon), the west side of this building (it's bent at a 90 degree angle) is a modern art museum. It really wasn't that interesting. Maybe to someone who's into modern art would have liked it better.
관명문 (Gwanmyeongmun)
This is a cannon that can fire 100 arrows at a time.
Water clock National Treasure No. 229
중화문 (Junghwamun) entrance to the throne room
중화전 (Junghwajeon) the main throne room. The reason I wanted to come on Saturday is this section is only open on weekends.
A 행각 (haenggak), a shelter for workers or storage.
As we were leaving, the changing of the guard was still going on so I caught a few blurry pictures.
We spent about an hour at Deoksugung. It's cool to see, but if you're on a tight schedule, it's okay to skip.
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