Visiting the Blue House, where 12 Korean Presidents worked for the past 74 years-Travel

After 74 years from an ancient palace to becoming the most powerful authority in the Kimchi industry, the Blue House has ended its mission, lying quietly on Bukhansan Mountain.

After becoming the 13th President of Korea on May 10, Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol decided to change the tradition, not choosing the Blue House as an office, but moving to the building of the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan. gu to be closer to the people.

The main building of the Blue House complex during an event was secured by guards.

President Yoon Suk-yeol said that a head of state sitting at the Blue House in Cheong Wa Dae looks like an emperor, creating a great distance from the people. Also from this May, the old Presidential Palace will be fully open to visitors.

The Blue House is located below Bukhansan Mountain, heavily guarded in all directions.

The rituals are recreated as in the Joseon period. In addition, the police force was also dressed in the same uniform as the imperial army.

The Green House, also known as Thanh Ngoa Dai (blue tile building), is named after the most prominent feature of the building, which is the roof covered with 150,000 handcrafted blue tiles. This place has been chosen as the official office of the President of Korea since the nation was founded in 1948.

The memorial is in front of the Blue House, the administrative building on the campus.

Tourists visited the Green House on May 11, 2022.

The house was built on the site that formerly housed Gyeongbok Palace (the Palace of Bliss), the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Although undergoing many restorations to upgrade and ensure security, the building still retains the ancient architecture and especially the characteristic blue tiled roof.

Former President Moon Jae-in gives a speech at the main pavilion of the Blue House in 2021.

Thanh Ngoai lights up at night.

Despite possessing a unique architecture and a green royal garden in an area three times the size of the White House of the United States, the new President still insisted on leaving, and many speculated that he followed the advice of a “feng shui master”. that the location of the building is hidden behind the mountain, many presidents before leaving office have to go to prison or die, commit suicide.

The Blue House seen from the Palace of Canh Phuc (Gyeongbokgung).

President Barack Obama and President Lee Myung-bak walk inside the Blue House.

Thanh Ngoai is 250,000 m2 wide, with many large rooms to ensure many important functions, such as the President’s office, the reception room, the reception of heads of state visiting the state, the press conference room. and outdoor space for special events and ceremonies.

President Obama meets President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in 2017.

Pope Francis visits South Korea, walking in the Blue House with former President Park Geun-hye in 2014.

Many US Presidents have been to the Blue House on state visits, including former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Besides, it has also hosted many high-ranking leaders such as President Xi Jinping, former US Secretary of State John Kerry and Pope Francis.

President Donald Trump visited the Blue House in 2017.

President Donald Trump and President Moon Jae-in strolled around the royal garden before entering the reception room in Thanh Ngoai.

Previously, visitors were allowed to visit the Presidential Palace but only in certain areas and under the guidance of a designated guide. However, under the new President Yoon Suk-yeol, guests can freely and freely visit this building, it is expected that the number of visitors will skyrocket from 1,500 to 39,000 people per day.