An old man in a hat was looking up at the Myeongjeongjeon

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Old man looking up at Myeongjeongjeon in Changgyeonggung Palace
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An old man wearing a hat was standing in front of Myeongjeongjeon in Changgyeonggung Palace. Changgyeonggung is a palace of the Joseon Dynasty in Seoul, and Myeongjeongjeon is its main building. It is hard to notice because there are no tall buildings around it, but Myeongjeongjeon is huge. The old man in the photo looked up as if he was overwhelmed.

Myeongjeongjeon was destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasions of Korea, but was rebuilt in 1616 and is said to be the oldest surviving main building of a palace on the Korean peninsula. Unlike today, Chinese characters were used in the Yi Dynasty, and the plaque on the front of Myeongjeongjeon was written in Chinese characters.

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Oct 2008 PEOPLE SOUTH KOREA

PHOTO DATA

No

2084

Shooting Date

Jun 2008

Posted On

October 9, 2008

Modified On

July 1, 2024

Place

Seoul, South Korea

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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