Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Geonwolleung, the royal burial mound of King Taejo, who reigned from 1392 to 1398, the founding monarch of the Joseon dynasty, at Donggureung. He was a great general of the preceding Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) and founded a new state in Gaegyeong (present day Kaesong, North Korea) in 1392; relocating the capital to Hanyang (present day Seoul) in 1394, naming the state Joseon.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Wed May 21, 2014