Heonilleung Royal Tombs
헌릉과 인릉
Heonneung, King Taejong’s tomb, carries twice the stone figures of any other royal tomb, following the Goryeo precedent of King Gongmin’s tomb. It is the reference point if you want to compare tomb statuary.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 헌릉과 인릉
- Address
- 34 Heoninneung-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Opening hours
- Feb–May, Sep–Oct 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) Jun–Aug 09:00–18:30 (last entry 17:30) Jan, Nov–Dec 09:00–17:30 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed
- Every Mon (open if it falls on a public holiday; closed the next weekday instead)
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Admission
- ₩1,000
- Operated by
- Royal Palaces and Tombs Centre
Prices
| Adult(domestic visitors 25-64, foreign visitors 19-64) | ₩1,000 |
|---|---|
| Admission(Korean nationals aged 24 and under or 65 and over (photo ID required)) | Free |
| Admission(foreign visitors aged 18 and under or 65 and over) | Free |
| Admission(visitors wearing hanbok, including modernised hanbok) | Free |
| the last Wednesday of each month, Culture Day | Free |
| Group(groups of ten or more) | ₩800 |
Source: Royal Palaces and Tombs Centre — royal tomb admission ·
What to see
Inneung
Inneung is the tomb of Sunjo, the 23rd king of Joseon, and his queen Sunwon of the Kim clan. It takes the joint-burial form, king and queen together under a single mound, and follows the right-above-left rule, so seen from the front Sunjo lies on the left and Queen Sunwon on the right. Most of the stone objects now on the mound were taken up from Sejong's former Yeongneung and from the former Huireung of Queen Janggyeong, Jungjong's second queen, and recut for use here.
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Heonneung
Heonneung is the tomb of Taejong, the 3rd king of Joseon, and his queen Wongyeong of the Min clan. It takes the twin-mound form, the two mounds set side by side inside one curved screen wall: seen from the front, the king lies on the left (west) and the queen on the right (east). Its civil and military figures, stone horses, sheep and tigers are set out in double the number of any other royal tomb, following the arrangement of the Goryeo tombs of King Gongmin and Princess Noguk. Below the mound stands a memorial stele designated a Treasure.
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Stories about this place
- Seoul's Five Joseon Royal Tombs Compared: Hours, Admission, Pairings
Taereung and Gangneung, Jeongneung, Heonneung and Inneung, Uireung and Seonjeongneung — all five Joseon royal tombs inside Seoul, compared on what only that one has, opening hours and admission, who each suits and how to pair them. Admission and the closing day are identical at all five, so where you go is decided by what survives at each rather than by cost.
