Paju Jangneung (Tombs of King Injo and Queen Inyeol) [UNESCO World Heritage]

Paju Jangneung is the tomb of King Injo (r. 1623–1649), the 16th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty, and his first queen, Queen Inyeol of the Han clan (1594–1636). Jangneung is a joint burial tomb where the king and queen are interred in the same burial mound; when viewed from the front, King Injo is on the left and Queen Inyeol on the right. Jangneung was first built in 1635 (the 13th year of King Injo's reign) in Uncheon-ri, Paju, the year after Queen Inyeol passed away. At that time, King Injo had his own burial site prepared in advance, and when King Injo died in 1649, his tomb was constructed in the form of a twin burial mound. However, due to feng shui concerns, frequent fires, and snake infestations at the site, the tomb was relocated to its current location in 1731 (the 7th year of King Yeongjo's reign). During the relocation, the tomb style was changed from twin mounds to a joint burial mound, following the precedent of King Sejong's Yeongneung. The current stone artifacts at Jangneung include both those from the original site and those newly made after the relocation, allowing visitors to see the forms of royal tomb stonework from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Address: 90 Jangneung-ro, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do