Deoksugung served as the imperial palace after King Gojong (r. 1863–1907) proclaimed the Korean Empire and assumed the title of emperor. The palace features a blend of traditional Korean and ...

Renovation of the new residence for Emperor Naruhito and his family, the former Fukiage Sento Palace on the Imperial Palace ... a two-story reinforced concrete building with a basement floor.

The roof is covered with the same imperial yellow-glazed tiles found on every building in the Imperial Palace. On the roof ridges is a menagerie of animals purported to protect the palace and its ...

The Imperial Dwelling Palace (Chengde Ligong), derives its name ... there are more than 20 other building complexes scattered throughout the park, consisting of over 100 individual halls ...

Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence ... You can also explore the Imperial Apartments (Kaiserappartements) where the royal family ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have hosted the first banquet at the Imperial Palace in six years to welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests. Emperor ...

Soon after the Otemachi One Garden opened near the Imperial Palace at noon on Dec. 16 in ... alongside Mitsui & Co.’s new main office building and the Otemachi One Tower complex, which was ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...