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When is Gyeongbokgung open for daytime entry?

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The palace operator lists seasonal daytime hours and a Tuesday closure that moves when Tuesday is a public holiday. Your visit date was not checked.

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  • Seasonal daytime hours — Works
  • Regular closure day — Works
What to do

Choose the seasonal daytime row on the operator's visiting-hours page.

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What does the evidence cover?

The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center lists daytime hours by season. For September–October it lists 09:00–18:00 with last entry at 17:00; from November to February closing is earlier.

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Seasonal daytime hours

For September–October, daytime hours are 09:00–18:00 with last entry at 17:00; November–February ends earlier.

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Regular closure day

Tuesday is the regular closure. When it falls on a public or substitute holiday, the closure moves to the next day that is not a holiday.

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Your visit date

Special openings, temporary restrictions and admission on your date were not checked.

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What should I check next?

  1. Choose the seasonal daytime row on the operator's visiting-hours page.

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  2. Apply the holiday exception to the Tuesday closure before choosing your visiting date.

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What are the limits and unknowns?

  • Daytime entry does not include a seasonal night-opening ticket.
  • No entry was tested.

Sources

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    Details

    Royal Palaces and Tombs Center visiting hours: Gyeongbokgung lists seasonal daytime hours (September–October 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:00; earlier closing November–February) and a regular Tuesday closure that moves to the next non-holiday when Tuesday is a public or substitute holiday. For Jongmyo, its Wednesday wording differs from the Jongmyo tour page.

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    The palace operator's own hours page (D3 official). It carries the posted seasonal schedule, not special openings or admission on a given date.

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