Comments on: Deoksugung Palace

By: 韓牛 « 중심은 중심

韓牛 « 중심은 중심 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:23:06 +0000

[...] classes that I’ve ever encountered. So on Friday, Memorial Day (현충일), we gathered at Deoksugung to see the palace and Jungmyeongjeon, the site of the Eulsa Treaty (을사조약), secret envoys, [...]

By: Saving Korea’s Treasures in Times of War | The Marmot's Hole

Saving Korea’s Treasures in Times of War | The Marmot's Hole — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:32:27 +0000

[...] to the shelling that accompanied the UN siege of the occupied capital, but Sungnyemun Gate and Deoksugung Palace survived relatively [...]

By: danson

danson — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:37:56 +0000

I’m ashamed to admit, I learn more about modern Korean history and its colonial architecture from Marmot than I ever learned in school. I mean, I’ve lived half my life in Seoul, and I never even knew that there were neo-classical structures in Deoksugung. Apparently, 10 years of Korean public school education has left absolutely no impression on me. =)

Definitely interesting, very pretty, but a little bit out of place. But with all those skyscrapers in the background by contrast, it looks to me like the neoclassical structures and the old Korean style structures are taking solace in each other’s oldness. They look oddly at home with one another, huddled together low to the ground, bracing themselves against the onslaught of modernization.

By: Robert Koehler

Robert Koehler — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:31:19 +0000

mins0306 — I use a simple point-and-shoot Canon PowerShot SD700 IS:

http://www.flickr.com/cameras/....._sd700_is/

Some of the panorama shots are assembled using Hugin:

http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

Seriously, though, I’m looking to upgrade my camera to something along the lines of a Nikon D-40x, both for work and fun.

By: mjw

mjw — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:19:06 +0000

For starters, entrance is cheap — 1,000 won is all it takes, although this is less of concern for yours truly now that the Gyeongbokgung is letting hanbok-clad mammals in for free. At any rate, it made for a nice stroll when I was working just next door at the Chosun Ilbo.

Yeah. Now that’s what i’m talking about.

By: mins0306

mins0306 — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:53:52 +0000

I do look foward to Robert’s picture posts. The pictures are great and they show places of Korea, that I never knew existed.

BTW, what camera do you use?

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:23:59 +0000

I know this may seem silly but could you also include the Hangul name for these places when you post Robert? That helps me remember the names better and in looking up information on them from the web.

I think I prefer the City Hall building without the cover; it reminds me of an old ladies’ sofa cover.

By: pawikirogi

pawikirogi — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:19:18 +0000

when i think about korean palaces, i don’t think they are pretty, but then, i don’t think they are ugly either. in my opinion, korean palaces are competent and masculine in their appearance.

now, if we talk about japanese palaces (and castles), we’re talking about pieces of eye candy. the japanese just have a wonderful artistic sense.

as for chinese palaces, well, arrogant and gaudy are the two words that come to mind.

fantastic post, marmot.

By: Robert Koehler

Robert Koehler — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:55:03 +0000

Marvellous post, Robert. Does this set a record for the longest post of all time on this blog?

Thanks, and yes, it quite possibly may be the longest post I’ve done.

Liked the Jeonggwanheon Pavilion…don’t know quite what to make of it!

Neither do I, but Gojong seemed to like it.

I should also point out that the garden in front of the Seokjojeon Hall was Korea’s first Western-style garden, made in 1900, although the water fountain dates from 1937.

By: sewing

sewing — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 06:22:59 +0000

Marvellous post, Robert. Does this set a record for the longest post of all time on this blog?

Liked the Jeonggwanheon Pavilion…don’t know quite what to make of it!