The Parthenon of the East, Jongmyo Part 1

-Visit Information- Address- 157 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Closed- Every Tuesday Visit- Operated by guided tours with timed admissions *The following are free admission days - Every Saturday - The last Wednesday of every month (Culture Day) - Holidays and national holidays Fee- Adults 1,000 won The travel destination we will introduce today is the ‘Parthenon of the East’, Jongmyo! 1. Jongmyo, the Parthenon of the East Jongmyo is a shrine that houses the ancestral tablets of the kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty, as well as the posthumously honored kings and queens, and is one of the most refined and magnificent structures among Joseon architecture! For Joseon, a Confucian state, the space where the royal ancestors were worshipped and ancestral rites were held was more important than any other space. For this reason, the buildings of Jongmyo are evaluated as buildings that fully embody the aesthetics of Korean architecture: “simple but not shabby, splendid but not extravagant.” Even world-renowned architects were fascinated by the beauty of Jongmyo. Seiichi Shirai, a master of modern Japanese architecture, evaluated Jongmyo by saying, “If the West has the Parthenon, the East has Jongmyo.” Frank Gehry, a Canadian architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum, visited Jongmyo with his family after asking for permission from the relevant government agencies in advance when he visited Korea. How about a day trip to Jongmyo, the masterpiece of Joseon architecture that is majestic but restrained? #SeoulTravel #CityTravel #SafeTravel #LifeTravelDestination #LifeShotSpot #Jongmyo #jhtour