Picture of the Day: Reconstructed Royal Korean Guesthouse
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (3rd from R) and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg (2nd from R) look around the rebuilt Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), during its opening ceremony in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2023. The two-story building, originally constructed during the reign of Emperor Gojong around 1901, was reconstructed as part of the Cultural Heritage Administration’s broader plan to restore the original states of royal palaces, which were damaged during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)
Very nice! Politics aside, it is great to see South Korea working to restore their rich heritage.
I have been blessed to tour all the palaces in Seoul and even one in (or near) Suwon. The symmetry and elegance did not make me wish I lived before antibiotics; but it did make me want to learn more about the history.