The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations. Built over five centuries, from 1408 to 1966, the tombs honoured the memory of ancestors, showed ...

He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

The Joseon Dynasty was the longest Imperial Dynasty in Korea that dominated the peninsula for over 500 years. Its customs, traditions, and culture are a relic of the past and, although ...

A visitor on April 2 reads a book at Jibokjae House of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on the facility's first day of being ...

The revamped sections, "Joseon Kings" and "Royal Life," feature 450 royal artifacts, including the UNESCO-listed Royal Seals and Books of the Joseon Dynasty and tiles excavated from Gyeongbokgung ...

Jongmyo is a shrine housing the spirit tablets of the former kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty. The shrine is a symbolic structure that conveys the legitimacy of the royal family, where the king ...

This drama marks the beginning of the 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty series, covering the fall of Goryo and the founding of the Joseon Dynasty by Taejo, as well as the subsequent reigns of his sons ...

Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...