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Changdeokgung Palace vs Jongmyo Shrine
Both Changdeokgung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Changdeokgung Palace is preferred by most reviewers compared to Jongmyo Shrine. Changdeokgung Palace comes in at 97 with positive reviews from 7 publications such as Michelin Guide, Afar Magazine and Time Out.
Changdeokgung Palace
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99 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-360, South Korea
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Fodor's
"If you only have time for one of Seoul's five palaces, Changdeokgung is the one to see."
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Frommer's
"Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997, Changdeokgung's rear garden has remained a resting area for the royals since the time of King Taejong."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The beautiful main palace building, Injeongjeon... sits in harmony with the paved courtyard, the open corridors and the trees behind it."
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The highlight, Biwon (Huwon), the Secret or Hidden Garden.
Afar Magazine
"The leafy gardens provide respite from the non-stop city beyond the walls."
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Lonely Planet
"The beautiful main palace building of Changdeokgung sits in harmony with the paved courtyard, the open corridors and the trees behind it."
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Jongmyo Shrine
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155 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-400, South Korea
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Fodor's
"Another of Seoul's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites, Jongmyo is the royal shrine of the Joseon kings and queens."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The impressive buildings... house the spirit tablets of the Joseon kings and queens and some of their most loyal government officials."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Like many buildings dating from the Joseon Dynasty, the Jongmyo sanctuary was rebuilt in the early 17C on the ashes of the original edifice destroyed by Japanese invasions."
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Time Out
"It is both an immortal work of architecture—in which form and content are fused as one—and an eternal hometown that gratifies the instinctive desire to return from whence we came. "
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Afar Magazine
"This was my favorite of the historic sites in Seoul."
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