The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (Head Choi Jae-hyeok) of the Cultural Heritage Administration Royal Palaces and Tombs Center is holding the Gyeongbokgung Palace Nighttime Tour Program for the first half of 2022 for 38 days between April 1 and May 29.

 * During the period, closed on △ every Monday and Tuesday (May 11 - 15) △ Palace Cultural Festival will be held.

Also, inside of Gyeonghoeru (national treasure) which is the largest two-story pavilion architecture in Korea will be opened for special tour for seven months from April 1 to October 31.

 The Gyeongbokgung Palace nighttime tour program is a representative royal palace utilization program that enjoys great popularity, with its tickets sold out as soon as the reservation service starts every year. Offering a beautiful nighttime view of Gyeongbokgung Palace with spring blossom during the first half, Gyeonghoeru where our traditional weeping cherry comes out splendidly and Amisan Chimney where azalea blossoms between delicate lighting are famous night view places to enjoy the atmosphere of spring night.

  The program can accommodate up to 1,300 visitors per day, visitors excluding foreigners (site issuance of 100 tickers a day) should buy tickets through internet booking (11Street, https://ticket.11st.co.kr/two tickets per person) and may receive their tickets from the ticket machine of ticket box on corresponding day. Viewing is possible from 19:00 to 21:30 (final admission is possible until 20:30).

 Admission is free for persons of national merit and their spouse, persons with severe disability and their guide, persons with mild disability, National Honorees, children aged 6 and below, seniors aged 65 and above, and visitors dressed in hanbok.

 Visitors dressed in hanbok need to have a ticket issued at the ticket booth on the day, but others who are eligible for free admission can enter the palace with their ID and/or the relevant document at Heungnyemun Gate without having a ticket issued.
  * Guardians of a child aged 6 and below must reserve the program online in advance(Korean, Foreigner) or have a ticket issued at the palace(Foreigner).

 The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office intends to implement the safety rules so visitors need to wear a mask, check their body temperature before admission, and maintain physical distancing (2 m) during Gyeongbokgung Palace Nighttime Tour Program. Further details for the Gyeongbokgung Palace Nighttime Tour Program are available on the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office website (www.royalpalace.go.kr ☎+82-2-3700-3900～1).
 

 Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office of Palace & Tomb Headquarter of Cultural Heritage Administration expects that the Gyeongbokgung Palace Nighttime Tour Program acts as a motive to enjoy spring picnic and share historical values of the royal palace in Gyeongbokgung Palace that is the representative cultural heritage of Korea and that the palace is positioned as an enjoyable cultural space and a vital cultural heritage for the people.