Seoul, Changdeokgung Palace, Biwon (secret garden)
Changdeokgung Palace is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built in 1395 AD by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897) and is also referred to as the "East Palace".
Like the other Five Grand Palaces in Seoul, it was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910–1945). Only about 30% of the pre-Japanese structures of the East Palace Complex survived.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changdeokgung
Scanned slide, image taken October 1999
Seoul, Changdeokgung Palace, Biwon (secret garden)
Changdeokgung Palace is one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built in 1395 AD by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897) and is also referred to as the "East Palace".
Like the other Five Grand Palaces in Seoul, it was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910–1945). Only about 30% of the pre-Japanese structures of the East Palace Complex survived.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changdeokgung
Scanned slide, image taken October 1999