Blue House — Attraction in Seoul

The President of the Republic of Korea, also known as the Green House, reads Korean (Cheong Wa Dae, Blue House) in Korean. This is the workplace and rest of the current president of Korea. The Presidential Palace is located in Jongno District, Seoul, including the main office building and the auxiliary buildings. Main building, including Presidential Office, meeting room, Presidential residence. Additional quarters include the Office of the Presidential Secretariat, press center and reception hall. The Presidential Palace also has a large garden with lake and back garden in harmony with Mount Bukak in the back of the Presidential Palace. The main building has elegant arched roofs, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Korea. The roof of this main building is covered with about 150,000 green tiles in Korean style. Because of this unique detail, the building is called the Cheongwadae, which means the Green House. The location of the Presidential Palace today is a royal palace located in the south of the capital during the Goryeo period. In the Joseon era, Gyeongbok Palace was built as the main palace and it became the royal palace. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, in 1910, the Korean government used Gyeongbok Palace as the government representative office. Japan for the construction of the office and residence of the Marshal of Japan at the main building of the Presidential Palace today. In just a few years, the Presidential Office has opened the public to a number of areas. And of course not at all visitors can visit there. Guests must have an application form to visit the website of the Presidential Secretariat. Starting from January 2012, visitors can not register to visit the email that must be registered on the form available on the website. Must register at least three weeks in advance. In one day there will be four tours at 10h00, 11h00, 15h00 and 16h00...

The Blue House (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; Cheong Wa Dae; literally "pavilion of blue tiles")1[3] is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul. The Blue House is in fact a complex of buildings, built largely in the traditional Korean architectural style with some modern elements.

Built upon the site of the royal garden of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), the Blue House now consists of the Main Office Hall Bon-gwan (Korean: 본관; Hanja: 本館), the Presidential Residence, the State Reception House Yeongbin-gwan (Korean: 영빈관; Hanja: 迎賓館), the Chunchu-gwan (Korean: 춘추관; Hanja: 春秋館) Press Hall, and the Secretariat Buildings. The entire complex covers approximately 250,000 square metres...

A great experience for the Cheong Wa Dae tour! You will notice how strict they are in their security. I booked a tour (one month in advance) on their website. Upon meetup on the location, we, visitors, rode a bus to get to the location but instructed not to open the window curtains (Security 1). Hopping-off the bus and towards the entrance, there were a lot of security officers. Bags will be thoroughly checked and cameras will be tested as zoom-in lens are not allowed (Security 2). For foreigners, english materials will be provided. Tour is actually, on the outside area only, so mostly, gardens. We can only take pictures on specific spots (as seen on the material) (Security 3). After the tour, they gave...