Visit the former Russian Embassy and Jungmyeongjeon Hall on Jeongdong-ro, a popular autumn walking trail in Seoul (South Korea)

The 840-meter stretch that runs from Deoksugung Palace in front of Seoul City Hall, past Stone Wall Road, to Jeongdong-ro has been bustling with people lately as autumn begins to make its appearance.
It is a popular spot visited by many citizens and tourists. Since the Joseon Dynasty, this place has been the stage for Korean history, and is home to the first Protestant chapel in Korea, Jeongdong First Church, Jeongdong Theater, and Ewha School.
Along Jeongdong-ro, you will come across the former Russian Embassy and Deoksugung Palace's Jungmyeongjeon. The former Russian Embassy is a renaissance palace.
It was designed by Russian architect Ivanovich Seradin Sabatin and is a building of the Korean style. It was used as a hideout by King Gojong after the assassination of Empress Myeongseong by the Japanese.
The area is also famous for its "Gojong's Road," which is known as the road that King Gojong used to enter and leave Deoksugung Palace when he was staying at the legation. It is free to enter from Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 am to 6 pm.
Meanwhile, Jungmyeongjeon is the place where the Second Japan-Korea Treaty was signed on November 17, 1905, which led to the Empire of Japan seizing diplomatic rights of the Korean Empire.
The scene is recreated with artists such as Lee Wan Yong and others lined up.