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景福宮

Gyeongbokgung

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Hyangwongjeong 1
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
34.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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Hyangwongjeong: a beautiful reconstruction.

Gyeongbokgung (景福宮) is a historic site in downtown Seoul, the site of an opulent palace built by the Joseon Dynasty. Few, if any, of the structures in the photographs below are original; the palace was more or less razed by the Japanese occupiers in the colonial period or during the Korean War. Nowadays it is a major tourist attraction and a curiously contrived window into traditional Korea.

Gyeongbokgung Detail
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
A closer look at the woodwork.
Korean Drum Of Defense
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
32.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
A language of signs and symbols pervades my dreams.
Gyeongbokgung Detail
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
11.9 EV
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A close look at the ersatz palace.
Gyeongbokgung Detail
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
42.0 mm
ISO
125
Exposure Value
11.9 EV
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1800 × 1200
Wood detail.
Gyeongbokgung Throne Room
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/100 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
11.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
One of the rather modest-looking thrones at Gyeongbokgung.
Gyeongbokgung Gardens
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
32.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
Apparently the pavilion is original.
Hyangwongjeong 2
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
24.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
Hyangwongjeong, the pavilion of far-reaching fragrance.
Gyeongbokgung Jar Storage
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
26.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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1800 × 1200
Jar storage at the old palace.
The Gate Of Plenty
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
30.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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The gate of receiving plenty.
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
46.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.6 EV
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1800 × 1200
National Folk Museum, Seoul.

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Series: South Korea 2012

A complete travelogue from one unplanned week in Seoul, South Korea. These stories are evenly divided between lengthy photo essays and brief photo galleries and are arranged in rough chronological order.

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Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex

I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.