and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Not free is a tour of the secret garden at Changdeokgung. All 22 sites will also be closed on Jan. 31. From Jan. 28-30, the KHS will mark 2025, the Year of ...

From Jan. 25 to 30, visitors can roam Gyeongbok, Changdeok (excluding its Secret Garden), Changgyeong and Deoksu Palaces, as well as the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. The usually reservation ...

These necropolises, mostly consisting of rows of mastabas of various sizes, were founded in the Fourth Dynasty ... tomb of Ptahshepses, vizier and son-in-law of Niuserre. This man was originally a ...

Free admission applies to the four palaces -- Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung and Deoksugung -- and Jongmyo shrine, all in Seoul, as well as the Joseon royal tombs spread across 18 ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

“The Queen Who Crowns” tells the story of Queen Won Gyeong (Cha Joo Young), a kingmaker who dreamed of a new world in the early days of the Joseon dynasty ... After the royal silkworm ceremony ...

traditionally gifted by kings to their officials during the Joseon Dynasty. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) All four major palaces, Jongmyo Shrine, and the royal tombs will be closed on January 31 ...

Scientists thought a tomb with similarities to buildings from Ptolemaic Egypt had been erected in memory of Cleopatra’s half sister, Arsinoë IV.

Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...

Notable discoveries inside the tombs included an Egyptian alabaster plate, a solid cylindrical bowl and cork that have all been dated to the late second or early third dynasty era by experts at ...