#Korean Palaces

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Exploring Seoul in 3 Days: The Ultimate Travel Guide 🇰🇷

Date of Visit: January 2016 Seoul, South Korea’s dynamic capital, offers a unique blend of rich history, cutting-edge modernity, and vibrant culture. If you only have three days to explore this bustling metropolis, don’t worry! With the right itinerary, you can experience the best of what this amazing city has to offer. From ancient palaces to contemporary art, food markets to high-end shopping…

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BLACKPINK at the Korean State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

[masteringtheguqin]

Story of Kunning Palace just reminded me how much I adore watching those intense, over-the-top protective male leads. In real life? That's a no-no for me. I'm no empress, thanks! Yet here I am, can't stop thinking about Xie Wei… Maybe a little obsessed? Gosh, I’m an absolute sucker for jealous, possessive men in dramas.

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어 기 여 차 어 여 디 어 라 노 를 조 어 라

~ Heave ho, heave ho. tighten the boat's oar

~Korean history

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Seoul, South Korea

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Korean BL I recently read and liked:

Under the Greenlight

I didn't like it at first. Wasn't a big fan of the art and the dick sizes are unreasonable.

However, I started to love it once I really got to know the characters.

I hc Matthew as neurodivergent and demisexual. And I even came to really like Jin. 💚

1000/10 !!!

The Pawn's Revenge

A story about a relatively healthy romantic relationship between a guy who was forced into prostitution and imagines burning people alive to cope and a murderer whom he turns into the weapon for his revenge after having been kidnapped by him.

They are so good together! I love their character dynamics.

Waiting for season 3, which is supposed to start later this year.

999/10 !!!

Shutline

I am not a big fan of Jake's character design.

What kept me reading was Shin.

If he wasn't such a good character, I would have dropped it.

However, their dialogues really are something else and they make for an interesting couple.

999/10 !!!

The Pizza Delivery Man And The Gold Palace

Nice art. It's cute.

Rich guy. Poor guy.

Social anxiety, burnout, depression - all taken seriously by the narrative.

10/10

Wet Sand

It's not bad. But somehow lacking... something?

8/10

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Alternate covers of June Hur's The Red Palace

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𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞/𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝟖/?)

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐞 (𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟏𝟔𝟖𝟗/𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟔𝟗𝟎- 𝟐𝟕 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟕𝟖𝟓)

*𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫*

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Old and new.

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Kdrama: Uinyeo Dae Jang Geum (Season 2) (2025)

Dae Jang Geum is BACK!!! 2024 JEWEL IN THE PALACE

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/79KdkAGKkpU

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September 17, 2024

memory of Chuseok 2024 🌕

it was hot and humid but I got to see the Gyongbokkung Palace for the first time. i'm loving the Chuseok break but will start preparing myself soon for the classes.

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BLACKPINK with the KING CHARLES III and The President and First Lady of the Republic of Korea at Buckingham Palace in London 🎖

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DEOKSUGUNG SEOKJ0JEON HALL (PART 1)

덕수궁 석조전 (제 1부)

After 15 months of gradual but constant commitment, I finally completed this project!

Central Hall (중앙홀)

The main hall is a two-story structure space. It is the first space to enter when viewing. 

VIP Waiting Room (귀빈 대기실)

This is the right-side hall. It's the room visitors move into after touring the central hall. This room, where guests waited to be announced to the emperor, has the same interior design as the central hall, except it lacks decorative pillars. The left door is a fake designed to strictly adhere to the English neoclassical interior style characterized by strict symmetry and opens to reveal only a blank wall.

Visitors typically waited for the emperor's audience while enjoying biscuits, snacks, champagne, and so on, served by the royal household.

The waiting room has a console table, a regular table, a round table, four chairs, an armchair, and a display cabinet. Among these, the armchair and display cabinet are original pieces, while the rest are replicas recreated based on a catalogue commissioned from Maple Furniture Company at the time of construction.

Reception Room (접견실)

This is a room located above the central hall, and it is the largest room on the first floor. It is where the emperor held audiences.

Audiences involved the emperor being approached, bowing three times in greeting, and then departing backwards, which was quite bewildering and challenging for foreign envoys.

The most expensive item in the reception room was imported European wall mirrors. The Palace of Versailles in France had a Hall of Mirrors at its centre, as mirrors were incredibly expensive and extravagant luxury items of the time. Decorating the palace, the centre of both the court and France, with mirrors was a sophisticated political manoeuvre to diminish the pride of foreign envoys and secure France's diplomatic dominance by showcasing a grand gallery of mirrors. Mirrors were costly because only skilled artisans from Venice could produce them, and there are stories of considerable efforts made by France to acquire this technology. The mirrors in the Seokjojeon Hall reception room were imported directly from Europe, cut into decorative shapes, and transported very carefully over an extended period.

The ceiling in this space is lower compared to others, likely due to its settling during the Korean War.

The Small Dining Room (소식당)

The Small Dining Room is located to the left of the reception room. While it appears to have been a gathering place for the royal family for meals, it was actually a room where a few select guests had simple meals. Compared to the main dining hall, the dining table here is smaller, accommodating up to about 5 people at most. In one corner of the room, there is a cabinet for storing spoons, knives, and forks. The ivory tableware displayed there was reportedly acquired through an auction in England during the restoration period.

This room is unique among the others in its interior finish, featuring panelling made of English oak with a lacquered appearance.

The Grand Dining Room (대식당)

The Grand Dining Room is a dazzling space that captures the attention of visitors with its crystal chandelier, luxurious tablecloths, and tableware. Located to the left of the central hall, it was a space where Western-style banquets were served to participants after formal events. The room is adorned with a long dining table and multiple chairs.

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Blackpink attending the Korean State Banquet at Buckingham Palace.

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Seoul, South Korea