Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace to open in evenings from April to October
  • 5 years ago
The annual nighttime opening for Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace will begin later this month.
According to the Cultural Heritage Administration, the special late openings for this year will begin on April 26th, …in time for the Royal Culture Festival which runs from April 26th to May 5th.
Afterwards, the Joseon Dynasty palace will be open late in the last two weeks of each month, …except August, until the end of October.
The palace will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in June and July, …and from 7 p.m. to 9: 30 p.m. for the other months.
A total of 45-hundred visitors will be allowed in each evening, and tickets, which cost three thousand Korean won or about two dollars 60 cents, will be available for purchase online starting 2 p.m. Friday Korea time.
Foreign visitors can purchase tickets at the entrance of the palace.
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