Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul > Reviews (2)

It is the second royal residence built after Gyeongbukgung Palace in 1405. Changdeokgung Palace. The palace served as a home and resting place for previous royals.

The World Cultural Heritage Committee designated Changdeokgung Palace as a World Cultural Heritage in December of 1997 in Napoli, Italy.

The most beautiful time to see the garden is during the fall when the autumn foliage is at its fullest peak and the leaves start to fall.

When visiting the palace, you need to be accompanied by their tour guides, except for Thrusday when you can wander around freely. They have tours in various languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese,English, I would highly recommend you check the time for the tours beforehand. We joined a tour which took about one and a half hours to walk around to all the major sites within the palace. It was a nice walk and the scenery was beautiful. I went there in the summer and the air was fresh with the smell of trees nearby.

At the entrance, there is a souvenir shop. We stopped over to get a few things. A typical souvenir to get is the bookmark. They have various design and some even come with very fine embroidery, a definite proof of the excellent Korean craftsmanship.

The palace can be reached by taking the underground:

From Exit No. 3 of Anguk Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No. 3), walk toward Biwon for 2 minutes.

- From Exit No. 6 of Jongno 3(sam)-ga Subway Station (Seoul Subway Line No. 1 & 5), walk 10 minutes passing by Nakwon Store.