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Hanbok in the palaces
Dressed for the palace
Traditional dress worn for a palace visit: a Seoul custom with rules of its own at the palace gates.
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Image courtesy of © Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Check the palace rules
- Address
- Gwanghwamun, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- Gyeongbokgung
500 m · 7 min walk
More distances - Website
- royal.khs.go.kr
About Hanbok in the palaces
Hanbok, traditional Korean dress, is widely hired and worn for visits to the royal palaces; check the Royal Palaces site for current rules on admission in hanbok (royal.khs.go.kr).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Hanbok in the palaces before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Hanbok in the palaces, as the crow flies.
- Four Seasons Hotel Seoul1.1 km13 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Hanbok in the palaces are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- GyeongbokgungLine 3500 m7 min walk
- AngukLine 3900 m11 min walk
- GwanghwamunLine 5900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Bukchon800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Changdeokgung1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 13 min
- The DDP3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 19 min
- N Seoul Tower3.3 kmWalk 42 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 19 min
- COEX10 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Lotte World Tower13 kmCar or taxi 53 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Yongsan Station5.7 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)15 kmCar or taxi 57 min
Location
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