The principal royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, first constructed in 1395 as the seat of the newly established dynasty and rebuilt between 1865 and 1872 following its destruction during the Japanese invasions of the 1590s and centuries of neglect. Gyeongbokgung is the largest of Seoul's five grand palaces, occupying 40 hectares in the northern heart of the city with the North Mountain (Bugaksan) rising directly behind it as a natural backdrop that was deliberately chosen according to pungsu (K.....

A communication and observation tower on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, rising to a total height of 479.7 metres above sea level (236.7 metres of which is the tower structure itself atop the 243-metre mountain). Built in 1969 as Seoul's first integrated broadcast tower and opened to the public in 1980, N Seoul Tower has become the city's most recognisable landmark and a mandatory inclusion on tourist itineraries, offering panoramic views across the vast Seoul metropolitan area of over 25 mill.....