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Gyeonghuigung Palace was completed after an
extended period of construction, during the 12th year of the reign
of Gwanghaegun (1620). After the Japanese invasion in 1592, Changdeokgung
Place was used as the residence of the king, while Gyeonghuigung Palace
was used as a detached palace. The palaces were also named according
to their geological location: Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung were
called the East Palaces, while Gyeonghuigung was called the West Palace.
During its heyday, Gyeonghuigung comprised more than 100 halls, most
of which were burnt down in two separate conflagrations, one during
the 29th year of the reign of King Sunjo (1829) and the other during
the 20th year of the reign of King Gojong. The remaining halls also
faced similar fates, as the Japanese colonialists demolished most
of them to build schools to educate their children. After the national
liberation in 1946, Seoul High School was built on the site, where
it remained until 1978. In 1985, several buildings including Sungjeongjeon
Hall were restored.
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- Class : Historic Site
No. 271
- Address : 1-126, Sinmunno 2(i)-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Tel : 82-2-724-0274~6
- Admission Fee : Free
- Opening Hours : 09:00~18:00
- Closed : 1st Jan, Monday
- Subway : Get off at Seodaemun Stn.(Line 5, Exi 4) and walk 10 minutes.
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Heunghwamun Gate |
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Heunghwamun was the main gate of Gyeonghuigung
Palace. Originally, it was situated just next to the current Salvation
Army Center, facing the direction of Jongno Avenue. When the adjacent
road was expanded in 1915, the gate was sold and installed as the
main gate of Bakmunsa (now the site of the Shilla Hotel), a shrine
dedicated to Ito Hirobumi, the Japanese resident-general. Heunghwamun
was restored and moved to the current site in 1985.
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Sungjeongjeon Hall |
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Sungjeongjeon, the main hall of Gyeonghuigung
Palace, was moved into Jogyesa Temple to avoid harm by Japanese in
1926. It now serves as the Jeonggakwon (Hall of Righteous Enlightenment)
of Donguk University. Due to it is too old to move again into old
spots, Korea government reconstructed as it was from 1989 at the old
site.
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