He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

The revamped sections, "Joseon Kings" and "Royal Life," feature 450 royal artifacts, including the UNESCO-listed Royal Seals and Books of the Joseon Dynasty and tiles excavated from Gyeongbokgung ...

The tombs contain the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty, as well as monarchs posthumously granted the same title. Areas of outstanding natural beauty were chosen for the construction of the tombs ...

Place - Hongneung (tombs of King Gojong and Queen Myeongseong, the background is the front of the sanctuary where the ancestral rites of the latter take place) Pieta: the spirit of Korea, born with ...

Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...

In Captivating the King (Netflix), a Korean romantic historical drama, a prince forced into exile through conquest returns to the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty where he was raised, only to ...