The Old Korean Legation Museum (Korean: 주미대한제국공사관) is a historic house museum located at 15 Logan Circle NW (also listed as 1500 13th Street NW) in the...

A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by...

the Korean War (1950–1953). During the subsequent decades, South Korea experienced tremendous economic, political and military growth. South Korea has...

as the Korean legation from 1889 to 1905. Following an extensive restoration project, the building now serves as the Old Korean Legation Museum. The Iowa...

Tech massacre) - Centreville, Virginia History of the Koreans in Baltimore Old Korean Legation Museum Paarlberg, Mike. "Mappers' Delight Archived 2014-10-06...

The Peking Legation Quarter was the area in Beijing (Peking), China where a number of foreign legations were located between 1861 and 1959. In the Chinese...

The Korean Empire, officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea, was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by King Gojong of the Joseon...

sweeping changes in Korea. It began a process of Japanization, eventually functionally banning the use of Korean names and the Korean language altogether...

This list of museums in Washington, D.C. encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities...

below: Koreans in Washington, D.C. Old Korean Legation Museum "Embassy.org: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea". www.embassy.org. "주 미국 대한민국 대사관"....

diplomatic mission from Korea to the United States. In Korean, the mission is known as Bobingsa (Korean: 보빙사; Hanja: 報聘使). In 1876, Korea emerged from centuries...

Myeongseong (Korean: 명성황후; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895) was the official wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire...

the Korean Empire (1897–1910), affirming its independence, but greatly gravitated closer to Russia, with the King ruling from the Russian legation, and...

was succeeded by the South Korean National Folk Museum of Korea. 1925: February. Kwon Ki-ok becomes the first female Korean aviator after attending a pilot...

15 Logan Circle in Washington still stands and now houses the Old Korean Legation Museum. In 1883, President Chester A. Arthur appointed Phelps Minister...

Song Hye-kyo (Korean: 송혜교; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television...

Maxwell MacDonald, the legation staff and military guards defended the compound with small arms, three machine guns, and one old muzzle-loaded cannon,...

and a legation of sorts began operation. Soon a legation was run out of the Minister's residence, a villa given to the U.S. in 1888 by a Korean royal...

Japan-South Korea (ROK) Joint History Research Project Korea under Japanese rule Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan Korean influence...

building ever built in a Korean royal palace. Although it was built by a Russian architect in a European style, it also features Korean elements. It was transformed...

Jikji (Korean: 직지; Korean pronunciation: [tɕiktɕ͈i]) is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document whose title can be translated to "Anthology...

mission to Korea. Jouy managed to attach himself to the U.S. diplomatic legation to Korea, but he was no longer funded by the U.S. National Museum. The diplomatic...

Historic Sites (Korean: 사적) is a national-level designation within the heritage preservation system of South Korea for places of important historical value...

specifically the Legation Guard Marines assigned to north China. CW2 Mark J. Denger. "Here to Stay". California State Military Museum. California Military...

Donghak Peasant Revolution (Korean: 동학농민혁명) was a peasant revolt that took place between 11 January 1894 and 25 December 1895 in Korea. The peasants were primarily...

Museum, the Ethiopian Railway Museum and National Postal Museum. There is also Menelik's old Imperial palace which remains the official seat of government...

Jung-geun the protagonist. The 1973 South Korean film Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong-ja is a biopic of Itō's alleged adopted Korean daughter Bae Jeong-ja (1870–1952)...

Gojong of Korea fled to the Russian legation in Seoul, believing that his life was in danger from Japanese agents, and Russian influence in Korea started...

Hiroshima Peace Reader. Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Bingham (US Legation in Tokyo) to Fish (US Department of State), September 20, 1876, in Papers...

months he spent in Beijing as assistant naval attaché at the American Legation. His linguistic ability and fluency in Japanese proved to be assets as...