Unhyeongung

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 #1,829 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 9 mapped in South Korea. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.

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