2024 Night Royal Guard Ceremony: The Royal Guards of the Palace, Preserving the History of Seoul

Recommend event in Seoul for the history lovers!

< Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace, August 6 (Tuesday) – August 31 (Saturday), 2024 >

1. A ceremony that reenacts the night shift changeover of the royal guards assigned to protect the Daehanmun Gate

Time

• Tuesday – Sunday
• 6:30PM, 7:30PM, 8:30PM (20 minutes per session)

Location

• Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace

2. A performance of the royal guard ceremony at Daehanmun Gate outside of the guard changeover times

Time

• Tuesday – Sunday
• 6PM, 7PM, 8PM (30 minutes per session)

Location

• Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace

3. A traditional martial arts demonstration by the soldiers who protected the palace during the Joseon Dynasty!

Time

• Saturday
• 6:50PM – 7PM, 7:50PM – 8PM

Location

• Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace

4. A night ceremony in which the Joseon Dynasty army patrols the palace and the inner and outer city walls

Time

• Tuesday – Sunday
• 8:50PM – 9PM

Location

• Daehanmun Gate → Doldamgil (Stone-wall Road) → Jeongdong-gil Rotary → Doldamgil → Daehanmun Gate

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