A Vietnamese tourist has sparked outrage among South Korean netizens after practicing yoga in tight leggings in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace, a national heritage site. The 37-year-old woman from ...

Ranking of the top 17 things to do in Seoul. Travelers favorites include #1 Gyeongbokgung (Gyeongbok Palace), #2 Myeong-dong and more.

Tourists watch a cultural performance at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua) Tourists watch a cultural performance at Gyeongbokgung Palace in ...

The Gyeongbokgung palace, a national treasure in the heart of South Korea’s capital that draws millions of visitors each year, was vandalized with graffiti twice over the weekend.

An antechamber at Gyeongbokgung Palace, a sprawling complex that was the seat of Korea’s Joseon dynasty and home to a wealth of cultural treasures. The splendid painted screen behind the desk ...

Undoing the damage caused by the recent defacement of the Gyeongbokgung walls has cost 150 million won ($109,000), the government body in charge of preservation of cultural heritage in South Korea ...

Images of a Vietnamese tourist practicing yoga in tight leggings at Gyeongbokgung Palace in South Korea have ignited a heated debate on social media. Kieu Hoa from Hanoi shared images online on ...

On Dec. 3, 2024 at 10:23 p.m., South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law for the first time since 1980. ... near the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul.

“Gyeongbok Palace is a national treasure of South Korea and its people. Her yoga done deliberately in front of the palace was clearly an insult to the Korean people,” a Yonhap reader commented.

Gyeongbokgung Palace in the heart of Seoul, South Korea, was first erected in 1395 and is one of the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty. (Christopher Green ...

Built in 1395, South Korea's Gyeongbokgung palace is a state-designated historic site. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH. UPDATED Dec 18, 2023, 08:56 PM. Thanks for sharing!