For many South Koreans, the former presidential palace in Seoul was a little-visited, heavily secured mountainside landmark. That’s now changed as thousands have been allowed a look inside for the first time in 74 years. As one of his first acts, the new South Korean leader has moved the presidential offices from the Blue House, named after its distinctive blue roof tiles, and opened its gates to the public, allowing a maximum of 39,000 people a day to visit. A royal stroll is reenacted at the Blue House, the former presidential palace, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) The normally serious compound has been transformed into something like a fair, with excited crowds looking around and standing in long queues. “I feel grateful that the Blu...
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