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On a radius of 40 km, around Gyeongbok Palace, there are 40 tombs of kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty. They all have been entered into the UNESCO heritage on 2009. The royal tombs are under the etiquette of … Continue reading
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As symbol of power, in front of the most important palace of Seoul, Gwanghwamun Square witnessed over 600 years of history right in the heart of the city. The square is marked by two important monuments and ends in the … Continue reading
COEX is the biggest underground mall in Asia but I entered there only to change some money at a bank and to eat at the O’Kim’s Brauhaus (I told about it here: http://travelinghawk.blogspot.com/2011/05/momente-din-seul-4-mancarea-seoul.html). In this post I intend to show … Continue reading
The “global street” ends at the Cheonggye Stream, a collector channel during Joseon dynasty. The role of the channel was also to part the town in two: the North part was inhabited by the officials and the nobility, while the … Continue reading
Back to South Korea again! Do you want to know what a “global street is”? Well, it is part of a project of Seoul municipality, which address the issue of the foreigner inhabitants of the city. As they are more … Continue reading
Buddhism has been introduced in Korea in 372. Blended with Shamanist (the initial religion of the nation) and Japanese Zen elements, it created the Korean Buddhism. The Bongeunsa Temple has been erected in 794 by monk Yeonhue Sunim, during the … Continue reading
Positioned between two great powers, Japan and China, the history of Korea is a long row of battles for independence. Even if his fortresses, palaces and temples have been burned to the ground so many times, the country started again … Continue reading
I walked a while in the Pagodas Garden, a lovely spot near the National Museum. A lot of pagodas, constructed during the Three Kingdoms era to the Joseon era, have been brought here from different places in the country to … Continue reading
Nu pot incepe altfel decat folosind un cliseu: “a curs atata cerneala….”. Asa si este. Pe o multime de bloguri oamenii povestesc experienta lor cu Taj Mahalul, multe site-uri ne educa cu privire la istoria sa, asa ca ar fi … Continue reading
Va amintiti ca in relatarile despre calatoria la Beijing vi-am povestit despre Observatorul antic (episodul 16, 11 decembrie 2010) ? Se pare ca imparatii lumii au avut preocupari legate de cer, stele si destinul terestru legate de acestea. Acesta este … Continue reading