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Gyeonghoeru and Hyangwonjeong reopen for special palace tours

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • Special public tours of Gyeonghoeru and Hyangwonjeong at Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace began on the second.
  • Visitors can explore Gyeonghoeru’s interior, climb to its upper level and view Gyeongbokgung Palace and Inwangsan Mountain with heritage interpreters.
  • Tours run twice each Wednesday and Friday through the 30th of the following month, with free admission after advance booking.

The view from inside Gyeonghoeru is now open to visitors again. The special tours of Gyeonghoeru and Hyangwonjeong at Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace began on the second.

Gyeonghoeru means “a pavilion for auspicious gatherings.” The wooden structure, the largest pavilion of its kind in Korea, hosted royal banquets, receptions for foreign envoys and rainmaking ceremonies during droughts.

Visitors can tour the pavilion’s interior with explanations from National Heritage interpreters and climb to the second-floor level for views across Gyeongbokgung Palace and toward Inwangsan Mountain. The program also includes Hyangwonjeong, a pavilion built during the reign of King Gojong.

The tours operate twice a day, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., every Wednesday and Friday through the 30th of the following month. Admission is free, but visitors must reserve in advance through the Royal Palaces and Tombs Integrated Reservation website. The program does not operate during the Chuseok holiday from September 24 to 27, Hangul Day on October 9, or the festival period from October 7 to 11.

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