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Gyeonghuigung Palace

One of the five grand palaces of Joseon dynasty period - The Gyeonghuigung Palace (경희궁).


The Gyeonghuigung Palace

The palace is located in Seoul, South Korea. It is constructed in 17th century during the reign of King Gwanghae (Yi-Hon). For around 200 years this beautiful palace was home for ten Joseon kings.
The palace is also known as Seogwol (Western Palace) because its location is towards west when compare with other neighboring palaces of Changdeokgung ( Eastern Palace) and Gyeongbokgung (Northern Palace).


During the latter half of joseon dynasty period Gyeonghuigung served as the secondary palace for the Kings.
Secondary palace is a palace where king takes shelter in the state of emergency.

 The Gyeonghuigung Palace was built with the inspiration of surrounding mountain. The architecture of the palace shows the traditional beauty and historical gravity.


There were over 100 small and large buildings in the palace. During the Japanese invasion in Korea most of the buildings were destroyed of shifted from its place to build school for Japanese children (Gyeongseong Middle School). In 1980-90's Korean government started a great initiative to rebuild all five grand palaces that were destroyed during Japanese invasion.


   Many buildings of the palace were restored by that initiative. However in 1990's Korea was also expanding its abilities in different sectors and because of the urban growth Korean government didn't got much space to rebuild the whole palace. Only 33% of earlier palace was reconstructed by the government.

Different Structures in Gyeonghuigung Palace...
  • Heunghwamun Gate

It is the main gate of Gyeonghuigung palace. The gate was moved to the south of the city during the stablishment of japanese school. However in 1988 it was again moved to its original location by Korean government.
  • Sungjeongjeon Hall
Throne Hall

It is the main hall of palace and also known as the Throne hall. It was used by the king for his official meetings with government officials. The hall was also used to hold official ceremonies and royal banquets with foreign delegates. The hall was destroyed during japanese invasion but reconstructed in 1995.
  • Jajeongjeon Hall
This hall was used by the king as his private living area. It was reconstructed in 2002.
  • yungbokjeon and Hoesangjeon
The both buildings were residential halls. King used those halls as sleeping area.






Around The Palace...
   Alongside of palace there is Seoul Museum Of History on Sajikdong (Jongno-gu). The Seoul Museum Annex of Art on Seosomum-dong (Jung-gu) and a 20 meter high Parad's Transformer is located near the palace. The structure of the transformer consists of four geometric shapes - a multiply sign (cross), a circle, a rectangle and a hexagon.

 



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