South Korea · 19th century
Unhyeongung (Korean: 운현궁; Hanja: 雲峴宮), also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, is a former Korean royal residence located at 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It was formerly the residence of the Heungseon Daewongun, who served as a prince regent of Joseon Korea in the 19th century and fathered Emperor Gojong. Gojong himself lived in Unhyeongung until age 12, when he assumed the throne. It is currently a museum and is open to the public free of charge.
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Unhyeongung ranks #2,106 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 57 mapped in South Korea. Founded 1864, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,652 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Seoul, 2 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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