SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard in a teal green uniform stands at attention at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
A row of Korean rank stones, or pumgyeseoks, in the main courtyard of the royal Gyeongbokgung Palace complex. Before an audience with the king, nobles would line up according to their ranks as indicated on the stone pillars.
A geometric pattern made of wood slats is one of the architectural details in one of the buildings in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul.
The Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance is a small pagoda on an artificial island in the center of a small lake in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul.
The Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance sits on an artificial island in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea. The island can only be reached via a bridge that is visible at the right.
The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex is used as a banquet hall. It sits in the middle of a small lake and is connected to the rest of the palace by a small bridge.
Geunjeongjeon Hall holds the royal throne room of the Gyeongbokgung Palace complexin Seoul Korea. The ornate decorations of the hall are painted in bright red and green colors.
A close-up view of the hardware on an antique Korean door in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex with a contrast between old iron hardware and a modern padlock.
SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard is strking a giant ceremonial drum during the changing of the guard ceremony at the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard in a teal green uniform stands at attention at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard in a teal green uniform stands at attention at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard in a teal green uniform stands at attention at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
See photo in original gallery.