Deoksugung Palace
Deoksugung Palace is a castle in Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi. Deoksugung Palace is situated nearby to the museum 궁중유물전시관, as well as near the city gate Junghwamun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and British Embassy.
Deoksugung Palace
Castle
Photo: Chamberikore, Public domain.
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.
British Embassy
Government office
The British Embassy, Seoul is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in South Korea, with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Korea being the chief of mission. British Embassy is situated 190 metres north of Deoksugung Palace.
Seoul Plaza
Park
Photo: 서울시 총무과, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seoul Plaza is a central plaza located in front of Seoul City Hall at Taepyeongno, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It was reopened on 1 May 2004, by Seoul Metropolitan Government, with the purpose of providing the public an open space. Seoul Plaza is situated 280 metres east of Deoksugung Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mugyo-dong and Bukchang-dong.
Mugyo-dong
Quarter
Mugyo-dong is a legal dong of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, Myeong-dong.
Deoksugung Palace
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Jung, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.56561° or 37° 33′ 56″ northLongitude
126.97479° or 126° 58′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8Q98HX8F+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5018677421OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Deoksugung Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德寿宫”
- Japanese: “徳寿宮(トクスグン)”
- Japanese: “徳寿宮”
- Korean: “덕수궁”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 궁중유물전시관 and Junghwamun.
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