Tag: Joseon

Picture of the Day: Joseon Dynasty Street Found in Seoul

Traces of Joseon Dynasty administrative street
Traces of Joseon Dynasty administrative street
Workers cover up the traces of six major offices handling state affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) with soil at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on June 1, 2021, to protect the remains ahead of the rainy season. The Seoul metropolitan government has engaged in the excavation work as part of a project to remodel the square and found the remains. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Joseon Wedding Cloths

This photo, provided by the Overseas Korean Cultural Foundation on Oct. 30, 2019, shows male wedding clothes that German pastor Dominicus Enshof collected in Korea in 1909. Since then, the relic has been kept at the missionary museum of the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The foundation is displaying the Joseon-era (1392-1910) garment at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul from Oct. 30-Jan. 27. (Yonhap)