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Admit one · No. 02 of 07

Wear hanbok

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Put on hanbok and the palace gates open for free.

Geunjeongjeon, the two-tier throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace, with visitors on its stone terraces and Bugaksan behind
Gyeongbokgung(palace) Geunjeongjeon(hall).jpg · Brady Bellini Photo credit

Visitors wearing hanbok enter four Seoul palaces and Jongmyo Shrine without a ticket. The rule asks for the real thing: a complete outfit, traditional or modern, with the jeogori jacket fastened over a skirt or trousers.

Wear it where it belongs. The palace courtyards and gates are the stage it was made for, and the evening palaces, open until 21:00 at Changgyeonggung and Deoksugung, give you lantern light as well.

Before you go

  • Check the palace's closing day first: Monday or Tuesday.
  • Evening light at Changgyeonggung and Deoksugung is the best time for photographs.

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