Sajikdan

Sajikdan was built in 1395 alongside the founding of Hanyang as Joseon's capital, an altar where the king made offerings to the god of earth (Sa) and the god of grain (Jik) for the nation's peace and a good harvest. Where Jongmyo Shrine honored the royal ancestors, Sajikdan was where the state prayed for the wellbeing of the country and its people — together, the two formed the dynasty's core state ritual sites.

It lost much of its original form when downgraded to a public park during the Japanese colonial period, but the altar's basic structure survives within today's Sajik Park, an easy stop alongside a Gyeongbokgung or Inwangsan walk.

Reachable on foot from Gyeongbokgung Station (Line 3).