# First ever recorded video footage of Seoul, Korea, by Burton Holmes circa 1901

The first moving pictures taken in Korea, by Burton Holmes. Shows Seoul, the Royal Archers, the Royal Dancers at the Palace, horsehair hat tying, workmen and the streets of Seoul shot from a trolley.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1901
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Burton Holmes
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_ever_recorded_video_footage_of_Seoul,_Korea,_by_Burton_Holmes_circa_1901.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Burton Holmes
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/133720402?play=1)