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Fragment of gate of Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Ark of Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea. Royalty Free Stock Photo

In Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul Royalty Free Stock Photo

Traditional wooden pavilion architecture of the buildings in the part of Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Chundangji Pond inside Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Intricate dancheong patterns on the ceiling of a traditional Korean structure in Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Octagonal Seven-story Stone Pagoda standing beside Chundangji Pond in Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Placenta Chamber and Stele of King Seongjong in Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul, South Korea Royalty Free Stock Photo

Changgyeonggung palace in Seoul city, South Korea. (Changdeokgung Palace Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The palace was built in 1394 by the Korean architect Jeong Do-jeon. Partly burned during the Japanese invasion of 1592, it was abandoned due to the difficulties of restoration until the 1860s, when it was rebuilt as a complex of 330 buildings with 5,792 rooms. A symbol of the Korean royal family, it covers an area of 410,000 square meters.