Grand Peace Palace, Kyung Hee University

경희대학교 평화의전당

The large concert hall on Kyung Hee University's Seoul campus, its Gothic exterior a landmark in its own right. Being a university building, it runs on the academic calendar as well as the concert one.

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Korean name: 경희대학교 평화의전당
Address: 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447
Opening hours: not published by the operator
Closed: Not published by the operator
Hours notes: The building opens for the event it is hosting, so no standing opening hours are published. Entry time is announced per show by whoever is promoting it.
Admission: Not published by the operator

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Nearby

Uireung’s T-shaped shrine from above, with the two burial mounds stacked one above the other on the hill behind

Uireung Royal Tomb

The former KCIA auditorium still stands inside the tomb walls. The July 4th North-South Joint Statement was announced in that building, so a Joseon royal tomb and twentieth-century political history share one precinct.

Gyeongdong Market

It closes at 18:00 and most stores are shut on Sundays, so it suits a morning visit rather than an evening one. People come here for ginseng, medicinal herbs and ingredients more than for food.

Jeongneung’s T-shaped shrine, with Queen Sindeok’s burial mound on the rise behind it

Jeongneung Royal Tomb

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.

Naksan Park

A park on the lowest of the four hills that ringed the old walled city. A stretch of the city wall runs along its ridge, and the centre of Seoul lies below it on the far side.

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