Category: 서울시(Seoul)

Changdeokgung (Hangul, 창덕궁, 昌德宮; literally, “Prospering Virtue Palace”), also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the kings of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). As it is located east of Gyeongbok Palace, Changdeokgung—along with Changgyeonggung—is also referred to as the “East Palace” (동궐, 東闕, Donggwol).

Changdeokgung was the most favored palace of many Joseon princes and retained many elements dating from the Three Kingdoms of Korea period that were not incorporated in the more contemporary Gyeongbokgung. One such element is the fact that the buildings of Changdeokgung blend with the natural topography of the site instead of imposing themselves upon it. It, like the other Five Grand Palaces in Seoul, was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910–1945). Currently, only about 30% of the pre-Japanese structures of the East Palace Complex (Changdeokgung together with Changgyeonggung) survive.

Gwangjang Market, previously Dongdaemun Market, is a traditional street market in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The market is one of the oldest and largest traditional markets in South Korea, with more than 5000 shops and 20,000 employees in an area of 42,000 square metres (450,000 square feet). Approximately 65,000 people visit the market each day.

In the early years the market only sold agricultural and seafood products, but as it became one of the largest markets in Korea, it began to sell many other products. Today the market has approximately 1500–2000 vendors selling fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, bread, clothing, textiles, handicrafts, kitchenware, souvenirs, and Korean traditional medicinal items. There are also many restaurants and food stalls selling traditional Korean cuisine, but the market is most famous for its bindaetteok, or mung bean pancakes, and mayak gimbap.

서울특별시 종로구 예지동 종로 5가변에 위치해있는 서울 최대 재래시장. 정식명칭은 ‘종로광장 전통시장’. 대한민국 최초로 설립한 전통 거래시장이다. 회사의 운영주체인 주식회사 광장은 1904년에 설립하여 대한민국에서 가장 오래된 기업 중 하나이기도 하다.

광장이라는 이름의 유래는 청계천 3,4가에 있던 광교와 장교로 광장시장의 위치가 이 두 다리 사이에 있다고 하여 붙인 것. 따라서 한자도 廣場이 아닌 廣藏을 쓴다. 다만 1905년에 시장개설허가를 받을 때에는 동대문 시장이라는 명칭을 썼다고 한다.