Hyangwonjeong

North of Gyeongbokgung one will find the royal palace in Seoul. We found this beautiful little octagonal palace. It is located in the center of a small pond full of lotus and in the heart of an island. On the sides of the pond there are some trees that can protect us from the intense heat of August. The little island Hyangwonjeong communicates with the rest of the gardens of the royal palace by a bridge just south of the pond. This is not the original bridge that was situated on the north side, which was destroyed during the Korean War.