Farndale View and Rhodes Close

360° VR panorama of houses on Farndale View and Rhodes Close, in Market Harborough, England.

The estate was built by David Wilson Homes around 1999 on land just to the south of Lubenham Hill road.

Welland Park Rose Garden 3

360° VR panorama of the Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough’s Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough’s entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Welland Park Rose Garden 2

360° VR panorama of the Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough’s Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough’s entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Welland Park – Blossoming Trees

360° VR panorama of blossoming trees in Welland Park, a popular park in Market Harborough, England. Welland Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, the park helps Harborough consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Welland Park 8

360° VR panorama of Welland Park, a popular park in Market Harborough, England. Welland Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, the park helps Harborough consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Welland Park 7

360° VR panorama of Welland Park, a popular park in Market Harborough, England. Welland Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, the park helps Harborough consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Welland Park 6

360° VR panorama of Welland Park, a popular park in Market Harborough, England. Welland Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, the park helps Harborough consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Welland Park 5

360° VR panorama of Welland Park, a popular park in Market Harborough, England. Welland Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009. With the attention of hard working volunteers and council workers, the park helps Harborough consistently rank highly in (and occasionally win) the East Midlands In Bloom competition.

Jibokjae Royal Library

360° VR panorama outside Jibokjae Royal Library in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.

From Wikipedia:

Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1394 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. The name of the palace, Gyeongbokgung, translates in English as “Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven.”

Heavily destroyed by the Japanese government in the early 20th century, the palace complex is slowly being restored to its original form prior the destruction. As of 2009, roughly 40 percent of the original number of palace buildings still stand or are being reconstructed.

Jibokjae (Hangul: 집옥재; Hanja: 集玉齋), located next to Geoncheonggung Residence, is a two-story private library used by King Gojong. In 1876, a major fire occurred in Gyeongbokgung Palace, and King Gojong, for a brief period, moved and resided in Changdeokgung Palace instead. He eventually moved back to Gyeongbokgung in 1888, and he had the already-existing Jibokjae building dissembled and moved from Changdeokgung to the present location in 1891. Its name, Jibokjae, translates loosely in English as “Hall of Collecting Jade.”

The building uniquely shows heavy influence of Chinese architecture instead of traditional Korean palace architecture. Its side walls were entirely constructed of brick, a method commonly employed by the contemporary Chinese, and its roof design, interior screens, and columns also show Chinese influence. Its architecture possibly was meant to give it an exotic appearance.
Jibokjae is flanked by Parujeong (Hangul: 팔우정; Hanja: 八隅亭), an octagonal two-story pavilion, to the left and Hyeopgildang (Hangul: 협길당; Hanja: 協吉堂) to the right. Parujeong was constructed and used to store books, while Hyeopgildang served as a part of Jibokjae. Both of the buildings are connected to Jibokjae by internal corridors.

Bohyeondang (Hangul: 보현당; Hanja: 寶賢堂) and Gahoejeong (Hangul: 가회정; Hanja: 嘉會亭), buildings that also formed a library complex to the south of Jibokjae, were demolished by the Japanese government in the early 20th century.

Gyotaejeon Hall interior

360° VR panorama inside Gyotaejeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea.

From Wikipedia:

Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1394 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. The name of the palace, Gyeongbokgung, translates in English as “Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven.”

Heavily destroyed by the Japanese government in the early 20th century, the palace complex is slowly being restored to its original form prior the destruction. As of 2009, roughly 40 percent of the original number of palace buildings still stand or are being reconstructed.

Gyotaejeon (Hangul: 교태전; Hanja: 交泰殿), also called Gyotaejeon Hall, is a building used as the main sleeping and living quarters by the queen during the Joseon Dynasty. The building is located behind Gangnyeongjeon, the king’s sleeping quarters, and contains the queen’s bed chamber. It was first constructed in around 1440, the 22nd year of King Sejong the Great.

King Sejong, who was noted to have a frail health later in his reign, decided to carry out his executive duties in Gangnyeongjeon, where his bed chamber is located, instead of Sajeongjeon. Since this decision meant many government officials routinely needed to visit and intrude Gangnyeongjeon, King Sejong had Gyotaejeon built in consideration of his wife the queen’s privacy.

The building was burned down in 1592 when the Japanese invaded Korea, but was reconstructed in 1867. Nevertheless, when Daejojeon of Changdeokgung Palace was burned down by a fire in 1917, the Japanese government dissembled the building and recycled its construction materials to restore Daejojeon. The current building was reconstructed in 1994 according to its original design and specifications. The building, like Gangnyeongjeon, does not have a top roof ridge called yongmaru.