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Historical re-enactments are both a highly educational and entertaining activity where people try to accurately re-create historical events in live action. This activity has a long history in human history, dating as far back as the Romans who re-created famous battles to entertain the public. In the Middle Ages, tournaments often re-enacted historical events from Ancient Rome or other lost society. In the 1800’s re-enactment became popular and widespread and primarily became focused on the Middle-Ages. It was this culture that was looked fondly upon as the cure to the industrial age.

Historical reconstructions mean creating a story and timeline for a specific event in history that can be followed clearly by a live audience and is dramatic and captivating. The sequence of the events depicts the order in which they happened and historical knowledge is often given that gives the onlookers knowledge as to the causes. Historical events are mostly unique reconstructions follow suit, they tackle a variety of events from medieval battle to the evolution of the vertebrate eye.

 

Hanok villages, which can be found in a few places in Seoul and around Korea, are living museums.

Bukchon Hanok Village


South Korea

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The port town of Cobh, formerly known as Queenstown, was the departure point for millions of Irish emigrants who left the country between 1848 and 1960.

A hint of what Bucharest looked like before the Second World War, Lipscani was the place to do business in the city between the Middle Ages and the 1800s.

Yes, everyone visiting Seoul should go up in the city's iconic observation tower. Its position almost on top of a mountain, plus the height of the tower itself, gets you almost 500 meters above sea level and the city below.

Seoul Tower


South Korea

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If you only have time to visit one smaller city in England, you couldn't do much better than Bath.

The Roman Baths and Georgian City of Bath

London, England
United Kingdom

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A showcase in all things Bulgarian National Revival, Zheravna is a rustic and raw picture of one of the country’s most iconic architectural styles of old.