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ors. It's all very nicely put together and in one section you can have a photo op with a di-
gitised image of the president on Cheongwadae's front lawn. There's also a pleasant cafe.
PRESIDENTIAL COMPOUND
CHEONGWADAE (BLUE HOUSE)
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( www.president.go.kr ; Line 3 to Gyeongbokgung, Exit 5) Back in 1968 a squad of 31 North Korean
commandos was caught just 500m from Korea's answer to the White House on a mission
to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. Security remains very tight, but you can still see
inside if you join a free 40-minute tour, which includes a five-minute film show and a
walk around the palatial grounds; they are nice enough but not really worth the hassle.
Tours (passports required) run from Tuesday to Saturday at 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm.
You must pre-book online and pick up the tickets at the ticket booth in Gyeongbokgung's
car park ( CLICK HERE ). A tour bus then takes you the short distance from the car park to
Cheongwadae's public entrance.
PALACE
GYEONGHUIGUNG
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( http://jikimi.cha.go.kr ; 9am-6pm Tue-Sun; Line 5 to Gwanghwamun, Exit 1) The Palace of Shining
Celebration was completed in 1623 and used to consist of a warren of courtyards, build-
ings, walls and gates spread over a large area. But it was destroyed during the Japanese
annexation and a Japanese school was established here. Only the main audience hall, Sun-
gjeongjeon, and the smaller official hall behind it along with a few paved courtyards,
walls and corridors have been restored. The entrance gate, Heunghwamun, has toured
around Seoul, and was moved to its present site in 1988.
MUSEUM
SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART ANNEXE
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( http://seoulmoa.seoul.go.kr ; 10am-5pm; Line 5 to Gwanghwamun, Exit 1) Two large, white hangar-
like structures make up the annex of the Seoul Museum of Art. Periodically changing ex-
hibitions cover everything from traditional brush and ink to modern angst.
SHRINE
SAJIKDAN
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