Main gate of the old imperial palace in Seoul

Visit to the Land of Morning Calm

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Accession Nr.: A.4760.2.29.5.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1908
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Dezső Bozóky
Signed: Below the photo: Dezső Bozóky's handwriting:
The main gate of the old imperial palace in Seoul.
Materials/Techniques: gelatin silver printing-out-paper print, one half of stereo pair
Dimensions: height: 7.4 cm
width: 7.4 cm
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Photograph taken by Dezső Bozóky. Related item: F.2004.663. (photo). Smartly dressed men, Dezső Bozóky’s fellow officers walk towards the entrance of the former imperial palace.
One of the gates is open, with a soldier standing guard in it. Also visible is the stone fence that narrows the walkway towards the gate.