ChangDeokGung
World Cultural Heritage
ChangDeokGung had participated in the history of Joseon Dynasty for about 500years from establishment in 1405 to the demise of Emperor Sunjong in 1926 and as King Sejong said to King Munjong, ChangDeokGung,Kings og Joseon Dynasty’s beloved palace shared Joseon’s glory and pain according to the destinies of Joseon. Changdeokgung, a secondary palace, was rebuilt and served as the main palace.
World Cultural Heritage
ChangDeokGung, the palace has the beauty of perfect harmony which express that human being assimilates nature while nature assimilates human being, so the palace just reflects our nature-friendly characteristic that shows man is not being which dominates nature but harmonizes with nature. Also it is the most preserved original shape among existing palaces of joseon Dynasty. On those scores, ChangDeokGung was designated as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage in February 1997