Jeongneung Royal Tomb
정릉
It opens at 06:00 under the early-admission rule, so it doubles as a morning walking route. It is the tomb of Queen Sindeok, King Taejo’s second queen, and its stone lantern is the oldest stone object at any Joseon royal tomb.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 정릉
- Address
- 116 Arirang-ro 19-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
- Opening hours
- Feb–May, Sep–Oct 06:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) Jun–Aug 06:00–18:30 (last entry 17:30) Jan, Nov–Dec 06:30–17:30 (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
Jaesil (Ritual House)
The ritual house is both the working quarters of the officials who managed the tomb and the place where the memorial rites were prepared.
궁능유적본부 (royal.khs.go.kr, KOGL Type 1)
Jeongneung
Jeongneung is the tomb of Queen Sindeok of the Kang clan, second queen of Taejo, the founding king of Joseon. It was moved to this site in 1409 and given the form of a royal tomb in 1669. Of the stone objects on the mound, only the stone lantern and the drum-shaped supports under the offering table survive from the original tomb; the rest were made afresh in King Hyeonjong's reign. The lantern follows the style of the Goryeo king Gongmin's tomb and is the oldest stone object at any Joseon royal tomb.
궁능유적본부 (royal.khs.go.kr, KOGL Type 1)
Jaesil (Ritual House) selected
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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.
