Joseon's Royal Heritage: 500 Years of Splendor

The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea for over half a millennium, bequeathing to Korea a considerable cultural heritage. This book will examine three of the better-known areas of Joseon cultural heritage: royal palaces, royal tombs, and the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Standing in the heart of Seoul, the...

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Main Author: Koehler, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seoul Seoul Selection 2012
Series:Korea Essentials v.7
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Online Access:DE-Y3
Summary:The Joseon dynasty ruled Korea for over half a millennium, bequeathing to Korea a considerable cultural heritage. This book will examine three of the better-known areas of Joseon cultural heritage: royal palaces, royal tombs, and the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Standing in the heart of Seoul, the five royal palaces are more than just buildings; they are architectural expressions of Joseon society and its ruling philosophy. The royal tombs-forty final resting places of Joseon kings and queens-are unique in their completeness. Finally, the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty are unequalled in their richness as a source of historical and cultural information about Korean history. Each of these treasures, deeply imbued with Joseon's Confucian culture, reveals unique aspects about the kingdom and its legacy
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Physical Description:1 online resource (126 pages)
ISBN:9781624120411

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