Jongmyo Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is heralded
as Korea's foremost cultural treasure. Visitors to Seoul will be
hard-pressed not to visit the Jongmyo Shrine. Built in 1394, the
shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine in the world and
ceremonies, rituals and traditional dance performances are often
held at the shrine. Jongmyo is the official shrine of the Korea's
Joseon Dynasty. Tourists visiting Seoul will find the shrine
situated within walking distance of the Changdoekgang Palace
complex. Jongmyo is made up of a number of halls as well as a small
cloister, the interior of the shrine as well as the roofs and
ceilings are exquisitely painted and decorated. The Jongmyo Shrine
is also home to over 40 memorial tablets of past kings and queens
of Korea.
Address: 1 Hunjeong-dong, Jongno-gu Telephone: +82 (0)2 765 21 Transportation: Take subway lines 1, 3 or 5 to Jongno-3-ga subway
station. Admission: Free
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