At Gyeongbok Palace, an Indonesian tourist marveled at the blend of ancient architecture and the modern skyline of Seoul.

Hotel chain Grand Mercure has formally opened its new property in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea, under hospitality group Accor. Previously known as the Imperial Palace Seoul, the hotel has been an ...

Gyeongbokgung, South Korea’s imperial Northern Palace, is ringed by four small mountains, Bugaksan, Namsan, Naksan, and Ingwansan. Photograph by Nat Geo Partners Visitors can experience the ...

Archaeologists in Korea have uncovered the remains of multiple flushing toilets within a 1,300-year-old palace complex. But there was one "throne" to rule them all: The crown prince got a special ...

Sugiyama was born on the Korean Peninsula in 1921 to a family ... Every day, the children were ordered to face the direction of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for worship, bow deeply toward a ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

As the official throne hall of the king, Thai Hoa Palace hosted royal audiences, grand ceremonies, and key imperial rituals, witnessing the reigns of the 13 kings under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945 ...

The Korean Cultural Center in Turkiye (Director: Keehoung Park) invited Jung-Sook Lee, a master embroiderer, to exhibit “Royal Palace” in the exhibition room on the 4th floor of the Cultural Center ...

It does, however, maintain the classic royal European decor for which its former moniker, Imperial Palace Seoul, was known. A five-star hotel owned and operated by a Korean company, Taesung 21 ...