The Cultural Heritage Administration Gyeongbokgung Palace (경복궁) Management Office will be temporarily reopening Gyeonghoeru Pavilion (경회루) to the public in celebration of the 65th National Liberation Day starting from August 15th, 2010. Gyonghoeru Pavilion has served as a venue for special exhibitions since June 2005, but was closed to the public beginning in March 2008.
The Cultural Heritage Administration has fondly dubbed the Five Palaces as places of living, breathing history that have “high status but low entryways,” conveying the administration’s hopes to give every citizen the chance to personally feel and appreciate the beauty of these outstanding landmarks.
To allow for proper monitoring and visitor safety, the Gyeonghoeru Exhibitions will only run until October 31st, with three tours a day (10:00, 14:00 and 16:00). Each tour time has a limit of 60 guests and reservations must be made online. Reservations may be booked up to one week in advance. The Management Office is even offering a special session (11.00am, 60 people) exclusively for visitors over the age of 65, who may not be comfortable with making reservations online. Reservations for the senior tour may be made over the phone and each senior may invite one additional person as their guest.
This year, entrance to the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion exhibitions is free and audio information is only available in Korean. Current exhibitions at the pavilion will run in relation with Geonchungung Palace where a number of facilities representing the past Palace life have been restored.
Gyeonghoeru Pavilion will be closed during the winter (from Nov. - Mar.) and will reopen after April of next year. During the Pavilion’s brief hiatus, the Cultural Heritage Administration will be using collected data and public feedback to decide upon key issues such as admission fees, number of tours per day, and language assistance for international visitors.
The Cultural Heritage Administration has fondly dubbed the Five Palaces as places of living, breathing history that have “high status but low entryways,” conveying the administration’s hopes to give every citizen the chance to personally feel and appreciate the beauty of these outstanding landmarks.
To allow for proper monitoring and visitor safety, the Gyeonghoeru Exhibitions will only run until October 31st, with three tours a day (10:00, 14:00 and 16:00). Each tour time has a limit of 60 guests and reservations must be made online. Reservations may be booked up to one week in advance. The Management Office is even offering a special session (11.00am, 60 people) exclusively for visitors over the age of 65, who may not be comfortable with making reservations online. Reservations for the senior tour may be made over the phone and each senior may invite one additional person as their guest.
This year, entrance to the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion exhibitions is free and audio information is only available in Korean. Current exhibitions at the pavilion will run in relation with Geonchungung Palace where a number of facilities representing the past Palace life have been restored.
Gyeonghoeru Pavilion will be closed during the winter (from Nov. - Mar.) and will reopen after April of next year. During the Pavilion’s brief hiatus, the Cultural Heritage Administration will be using collected data and public feedback to decide upon key issues such as admission fees, number of tours per day, and language assistance for international visitors.
| More Info. ) ☞ Go to Gyeongbokgung Palace ☞ Official Website of Gyeongbokgung Palace (Korean, English) ※ The reservation service is available from 7th Aug. ☞ Inquiries: +82-2-723-4283 ☞ Korea Travel Phone: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) |
Courtesy of: Cultural Heritage Administration
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