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Landscape of five palaces in Korea

The five palaces in Seoul have their own characteristics.

Jingfugong

In Gyeongbokgung Palace, there are representative buildings of the Korean era-qinghui Tower and Xiangyuanting Lotus Pond. The platform and statue of Qin Zheng Tower are the crystallization of Korean sculpture.

Changde palace

Changde Palace is the only palace with orthodox palace architecture in the Li Dynasty. Its backyard is a place for the king to rest, with more than 300 years of giant trees, ponds, pavilions and other facilities, which are in harmony with nature.

Chang gung palace

After Sejong ascended the throne in 2008 (141397-1450), Shoukang Palace was built to support the abdicated Taizong (1367- 1422), which is the prototype of Chang Gung Palace.

Deshougong

Tokugawa Palace is located in the busiest street in Seoul and is famous for its charming stone wall road. Among the palaces in Seoul, only Deshou Palace stands side by side with western-style buildings, which constitutes a different kind of scenery.

Qinghui Palace

Located in the west of Seoul, Kyung Hee Palace is a detached palace in the later period of Korea, also known as Nishinomiya. The so-called leaving the palace refers to the place where the emperor took refuge. Qingxi Palace is the parting place of the ten emperors in the Korean era from Renzu to Zhezong.