Yungneung and Geolleung Royal Tombs
융릉과 건릉
Prince Sado’s Yungneung and Jeongjo’s Geolleung share one precinct. Yungneung’s mound carries a screen of stone panels and no balustrade, and the stones that pin that screen are carved as flower buds.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 융릉과 건릉
- Address
- 21 Hyohaeng-ro 481beon-gil, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do
- 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
- 2 hours
- 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
History and Culture Hall
The history and culture hall for Yungneung and Geolleung first opened in 2011 and was reorganised in 2021. Its displays cover the Joseon royal tombs as a World Heritage site, Yungneung and Geolleung and the people buried in them, and the making of Hyeollyungwon alongside Geolleung’s first burial site.
궁능유적본부 (royal.khs.go.kr, KOGL Type 1)
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.
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Yungneung
Yungneung is the tomb of Jangjo, raised to emperor posthumously, and Empress Heongyeong of the Hong clan. The two lie together under a single mound. That mound carries a screen of stone panels and no balustrade; the panels are carved with peonies and lotuses after the example of Injo’s Jangneung, and the stones that pin them are cut as flower buds. In front of the red spirit gate lies Gonsinji, a round pond said to have been made on geomantic grounds.
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Geolleung
Geolleung is the tomb of Jeongjo, the 22nd king of Joseon, and Empress Hyoui of the Kim clan. The two lie together under a single mound. Unlike Yungneung this mound has no screen of stone panels, only a balustrade, and its stone figures follow the form prescribed for a royal tomb. The civil figures wear the gold-crowned ceremonial court dress, as Yungneung’s do.
궁능유적본부 (royal.khs.go.kr, KOGL Type 1)
History and Culture Hall selected
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