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 attra
Overview of the palace (2013)
View of the palace from the south, before the fire (1902)
Smouldering ruins of Junghwajeon after the fire (1904)
Daehanmun, sticking out from the rest of the wall (1968)
Sunjong, personal name Yi Cheok, also known as the Yunghui Emperor, was the last Korean monarch. He ascended to the throne upon the forced abdication of his father, Emperor Gojong. Hence, Sunjong has
Sunjong in c. 1910
The Emperor, Queen, and Yi On, the Crown Prince, but not the child of the Emperor. The Emperor and his second wife. Image collected in the United States.
Emperor Gojong and the Crown Prince Sunjong
Sunjong wearing Court uniform and dress of Korean Empire, Japanese honors and Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum