Global Treasures - Gyeongbok-Kung, South Korea

No other building demonstrates the power of the great Joseon Dynasty more impressively than does the Gyeongbok-Kung Palace in Seoul. The palace is a place of calm amid the hustle and bustle of South Korea's capital city. Yet the history of the Gyeongbokgung, meaning Palace of Happiness, was quite often far from being a place of peace and contentment, as it suffered many devastating fires.

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