King Sejong installed angbu-ilgu outside the palace for public use, despite it being the representative sundial of the Joseon Dynasty. Normally such an instrument would be considered a national ...

King Sejong, a scholar, placed great emphasis on scholarship and education. He promoted cultural, economic and scientific research. He instituted han'gul, the Korean script. Korea today enjoys many ...

A 19th-century wooden signboard that once adorned the now-lost Seonwonjeon Hall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul has ...

Changgyeonggung Palace was originally built by King Sejong for his retiring father, King Taejong. Deoksugung Palace is located at the corner of Seoul’s busiest downtown intersection and is famous for ...

The former palace of King John Sobieski III, a baroque-style property built in 1677, now welcomes visitors to explore its royal apartments, chapel, library and galleries. And surrounding the ...

The Korean Cultural Centre in South Africa held a graduation ceremony for the 22 students of the first semester of the King Sejong Language Institute on Wednesday, 13 July 2022. On this day, students ...

"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the ...