October 2017 - Asia Society Korea continues its World Heritage Series this month by previewing the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Joseon was Korea’s last dynasty, ruling over a united Korean ...

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Cultural Heritage Administration's Royal Palaces and Tombs Center announced on Friday that it will host the 54th memorial rites at the royal tombs of the Joseon ...

The number of visitors to the royal palaces and tombs of the Joseon Dynasty this year has set a record high. The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service on Dec. 19 said the figure ...

The crypt of Rameses XI, the last pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty, is one such tomb in question. If royal resting places are happened upon, they very well may not be intact. Ninety-nine percent of ...

and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Not free is a tour of the secret garden at Changdeokgung. All 22 sites will also be closed on Jan. 31. From Jan. 28-30, the KHS will mark 2025, the Year of ...

The odds are against it. Though their entrances were well hidden, nearly all of the valley's known royal tombs were likely robbed before the end of the 20th dynasty—Egyptian records testify to ...

All damage related to the palace and the royal tomb of Joseon, which was caused by heavy snow in the Seoul metropolitan area last month, has been restored. The National Heritage Administration's ...

Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of worship for kings part of the Joseon dynasty. Here, royal family members would come to carry out ancestral rites for ...