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Travel photos from Korea and, specifically, from portions of Jeju Island and Seoul.
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Carved characters in stones in the main courtyard at Deoksugung in Seoul. Also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, this popular tourism stop is a walled compound of palaces that was inhabited by various Korean royalties until the Japanese occupation of Korea around the turn of the 20th century.
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Carved characters in stones in the main courtyard at Deoksugung in Seoul. Also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, this popular tourism stop is a walled compound of palaces that was inhabited by various Korean royalties until the Japanese occupation of Korea around the turn of the 20th century.

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  • SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard is strking a giant ceremonial drum during the changing of the guard ceremony at the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
  • SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: The ceremony to change the guards at the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex on June 27, 2012 in Seoul, Korea. The guards wear colorful uniforms in the pageant.
  • SEOUL, KOREA - April 27, 2012: An unidentified Korean guard dressed in red uniform and holding a lance stands motionless at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on April 27, 2012.
  • A detailed view of the ornamental paint patterns on a ceremonial drum seen in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex. The drumhead skin shows the blurred marks made when it is struck.
  • The guard tower over the main gate entrance to the Seodaemun Prison in Seoul, Korea stands over the main prison yard.
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  • Rows and rows of red paper lanterns are located overhead at the Bongeunsa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea which is one of the biggest and oldest temples in the country
  • A lion carved out of white marble stands in front of a large, imposing figure of Buddha at an outdoors worship area in the Bongeunsa temple in Seoul, South Korea.
  • The Buddha in the main courtyard of Beongeunsa Temple in Seoul, South Korea stands roughly 40-50 feet tall.
  • One of the smaller buildings at the Bongeunsa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. The figure of the Buddha is visible in all his splendor through the entrance door
  • One of the buildings at the Bongeunsa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. It's a traditional building made of wood and is highly decorated with bright paint colors.
  • A string of colored paper lanterns hang over the outside entrance to the Buddhist temple of Bongeunsa in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Hundreds of red paper lanterns are strung overhead in the first worship area of the Bongeunusa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. A few have prayer papers hanging from them.
  • The entrance to the Bogeunsa Buddhist Temple in Seoul, South Korea is painted with bright colors and festooned with colored paper lanterns.
  • Two of the huge drums at the Bongeunsa Buddhist Temple in Seoul, South Korea. The drums are kept in a building that is painted in bright decorative colors.
  • Carved characters in stones in the main courtyard at Deoksugung in Seoul. Also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, this popular tourism stop is a walled compound of palaces that was inhabited by various Korean royalties until the Japanese occupation of Korea around the turn of the 20th century.
  • One stone carving with a large crack forms the first of a series of stones in the main courtyard at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul.
  • Details of patterns in the roofs at Deoksugung. Also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, this popular tourism stop is a walled compound of palaces that was inhabited by various Korean royalties until the Japanese occupation of Korea around the turn of the 20th century.
  • A display of hot red chile peppers growing in a Korean field. These peppers are likely to be used in the preparation of kimchi.
  • A group of traditional clay pots are waiting and ready to be filled with kimchi to age. The red hot chili peppers in the foreground are a key ingredient.
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