The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations. Built over five centuries, from 1408 to 1966, the tombs honoured the memory of ancestors, showed ...

He overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and founded a new dynasty, Joseon. As the first King Taejo of Joseon, he chose Hanyang (present-day Seoul)—judged to be a propitious spot according to the principles of ...

The city of Seoul conducts this almost every day to foster a familiarity with the history of the Joseon Dynasty.

born with passion after overcoming the pain of the late Joseon dynasty, has been embodied through Korean modern music. Piety expresses the pain caused by the loss of the country and the feeling that ...