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SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE – ROYAL BANQUET HALL

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE GARDENS

EMPEROR’S CHAIR

INTERIOR OF GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

EMPEROR’S CHAIR

A TOWER OF GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

KOTOBUKI SHRINE

KOTOBUKI SHRINE GATE

AKITOKU SHRINE

AKITOKU SHRINE

SUWEON HWASEONG FORTRESS

CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE

CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE GARDENS

TRADITIONAL ROYAL GUARDS

TRADITIONAL ROYAL GUARDS

FOLK MUSEUM

CHEONGGYE STREAM

CHEONGGYE STREAM

CHEONGGYE STREAM

CHEONGGYE STREAM

INSADONG

INSADONG

INSADONG

HAN RIVER

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Seoul - South Korea

1. SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

3. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE – ROYAL BANQUET HALL

4. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

5. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE GARDENS

6. EMPEROR’S CHAIR

7. INTERIOR OF GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

8. GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

9. EMPEROR’S CHAIR

10. A TOWER OF GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE

11. KOTOBUKI SHRINE

12. KOTOBUKI SHRINE GATE

13. AKITOKU SHRINE

14. AKITOKU SHRINE

15. SUWEON HWASEONG FORTRESS

16. CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE

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18. CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE GARDENS

19. TRADITIONAL ROYAL GUARDS

20. TRADITIONAL ROYAL GUARDS

21. FOLK MUSEUM

22. CHEONGGYE STREAM

23. CHEONGGYE STREAM

24. CHEONGGYE STREAM

25. CHEONGGYE STREAM

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