One of the inner gates of Deokgu-gung Palace, Seoul, Korea

The palace was built in 1902 but it had to be rebuilt four years later after it had been burnt down. It was a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by members of Korea's royal family during the Joseon monarchy until the annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910. From the time of Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910)

1392 Annexation Burnt Compound Inhabited Joseon Koreas Palaces Rebuilt Seoul Walled

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