On the cold, pale morning of Feb. 10, 1896, Seoul was filled with excitement. A large procession of more than 100 Russian soldiers — armed, fully provisioned and accompanied by 22 ponies and a machine ...

Anniversaries are typically celebratory, but this year features an exception. It marks the 120th anniversary of the flight of King Gojong (1852-1919) to the Russian legation amid increasing threats ...

A special exhibition of Emperor Gojong’s diplomatic gifts to Prince Henry of Prussia in 1899 will open at Deokhongjeon Hall inside Deoksugung Palace on June 20. The event commemorates the 140th ...

Emperor Gojong (1852-1919) of the Korean Empire (1897-1910) stands before a full-length mirror and looks at himself pleasingly with a soft smile. Of all the photographs and paintings of the emperor, ...

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea kicks off an outdoor exhibition in the area around Deoksugung and its main branch in Samcheong-dong on Thursday. “Architecture and Heritage: ...

Gwangmu Wonnyeon (광무 원년, 光武 元年) is the name given to the year 1897. It was the Year of the Red Rooster and the first year of the Korean Empire. When King Gojong (1825-1919, r. 1863-1907), Joseon's ...

Marking the 120th anniversary of the proclamation of the Korean Empire, the Seoul city government will stage its first re-enactment of Emperor Gojong’s coronation ceremony this Saturday. Gojong was ...

About the tragic life of a character weathered in time of history In 1891, at the end of the Korean Empire, a 14-year-old boy Lee Kang entered the Joseon Palace. The second son of King Gojong, Lee ...

On May 26, 1896, the world's eyes were focused on Moscow. Major figures from around the world attended the coronation of Russian Emperor Nikolai II. China sent Li Hongzhang (1823?1901), the de facto ...

At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the pro-Japanese courtiers, Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the ...

The Royal Culture Festival, which celebrates court rituals from the late 1300s to the early 1900s, will be held over 10 days at Seoul’s four palaces -- Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung ...