Seoul index

Seoul, Korea

Visual Index of Seoul Sites:

	Site name and description
	Biwon Garden (1623 onward) The private garden of the royal family in the Joseon dynasty
	Bongeunsa Temple (founded 794, rebuilt 19th-20th centuries onward) A rare example of a large urban temple
	Changdeok Palace (1405, 1592 reconstruction) The prettiest of the royal palaces, nestled in a garden.
	Changgyeong Palace (c 1484, rebuilt mostly 1830s onward) A royal palace built for the dowager queens of the Joseon dynasty
	Deoksu Palace (1592, mostly 19th-20th century reconstructions) The last refuge of the Joseon dynasty
	Dongmyo Shrine (1599 onward) Shrine to the Chinese general Guan Yu
	Gyeongbokgung Palace, (1392, 1860s reconstruction) The palace of Taejo, the 1st king of the Joseon dynasty.
	Jongmyo Shrine, (1392 , 19th century reconstructions) A shrine to the royal ancestors
	Munmyo Shrine, (1288, reconstructed early 1600s onward) The highest university of Joseon Korea, and a shrine to the Confucian sages.
	Nam Dae Mun gate,  (1388, rebuilt 1447) The city's south gate, and the site of a bustling market
	Seolleung & Jeongneung Royal Tombs (1494-1545) Tombs of King Seongjong, Queen Min, and their son King Jungjong
	Wongudan Altar, (1899 onward) Altar for beseeching heaven for bountiful harvests.
	Yeonjudae Hermitage (at least 15th century onward) A remote hermitage at the top of Gwanak mountain