Seoul Itinerary

Why Does Seoul Have a European Palace Inside a Korean Royal Court?(Deoksugung)

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Deoksugung
  1. If you step past the traditional stone gates of Seoul’s Deoksugung Palace, you will experience one of the most jarring architectural whiplashes on planet Earth.
  2. Nestled right beside centuries-old, sweeping wooden tiled roofs and ancient dragon-carved pavilions sits a blindingly
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The River Seoul Buried Under a Highway – cheonggyecheon

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cheonggyecheon
  1. If you walk through the ultra-modern neon-lit canyons of downtown Seoul today, you are actually strolling right above a ghost.(cheonggyecheon)
  2. Buried deep beneath the smooth asphalt and roaring traffic of a concrete highway lies a centuries-old river that literally bled,
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The Railway Station That Connected Two Koreas — Before the Country Was Divided

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  1. If buildings had memories, this red-brick structure would hold every single scream and cheer of modern Korean history.
  2. It was once the beating heart of a massive railway network that pierced through the Korean peninsula and stretched across the Eurasian
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