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Amsa-Dong Prehistoric Settlement Site
This is Korea's largest Neolithic site and well worth a visit. Set in a park frequented by woodpeckers, you can see a thatched village of pit houses and look around the exhibition centre that has been built over the site. The 6000-year-old artefacts include pottery with comb designs - the Neolithic stone culture seems to have been remarkably uniform on different continents.
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Gyeongbokgung
Originally built by King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon dynasty, the grandest of Seoul palaces served as the principal palace until 1592, when it was burnt down during the Japanese invasions. The 'Palace of Shining Happiness' lay in ruins for nearly 300 years until Heungseon Daewongun, regent and father of King Gojong, started to rebuild it in 1865. King Gojong moved in during 1868, but the expensive rebuilding project nearly bankrupted the government.
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