Ghost hunting walking tour in Seoul

Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it is located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of the Joseon dynasty, the Kings' households, as well as the government of Joseon.

Gyeonghuigung Palace was originally called the large palace by Saemun Gate, or the Western Palace, for its location within the city. It was not until the eighth year of Gwanghaegun (1616) that the palace was used as a royal residence for the king, changing the name to Gyeongdeokgung Palace. The name later changed again to the current Gyeonghuigung Palace in 1760. The palace grounds included many halls but they were mostly all burned down in a fire in 1829. After the Japanese occupation began, all remaining buildings on the site were torn down and the palace grounds were turned into Gyeongseong Middle School (now Seoul High School). The school moved to Gangnam area in 1987, afterwhich the previous location was turned into a park. The palace grounds currently hold Seoul Museum of Art and walking paths, as well as a restoration of Heunghwamun Gate, the main gate of the palace, and Sungjeongjeon Hall, the main hall, completed in November 1994.

Seoul, officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. Seoul has a population of 9.7 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha - City by GaWC, Seoul was the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$635 billion

Tapgol Park was the first modern park built in Seoul and the birthplace of the March 1st Movement against the Japanese occupation in 1919. The park is home to several national treasures including Wongaksaji Sipcheungseoktap (a 10-story stone pagoda) as well as statues and monuments dedicated to various patriots and resistance members who fought for Korean independence during the Japanese occupation. It is also the place where the Declaration of Independence from Japan was read at Palgakjeong (an octagonal pavilion). The park was once home to Heungboksa, a Buddhist temple, during the Goryo Dynasty period (918-1392). The temple underwent several subsequent changes and was later rebuilt under the name Wongaksa only to be destroyed during the Joseon Dynasty when Buddhism was officially repressed. In 1897, during the reign of King Gojong, the King’s financial advisor, John McLeavy Brown, proposed turning the site into a park. This was done and Tagpol Park opened to the public in 1920.