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}}(File:Gyeonghuigung restoration.JPG|thumb|Restoration of Gyeonghuigung and view of its surroundings.)Gyeonghui Palace (), literally Palace of Serene Harmony is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the Joseon Dynasty.NEWS, The 5 Palaces of Seoul,english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/24/2012012400190.html, 23 April 2012, 24 January 2012, The Chosun Ilbo,

History

(File:Seogwoldo.jpg|thumb|Seogwoldoan (서궐도안), the landscape painting of Gyeonghuigung)Construction began in the 1600s during the reign of King Gwanghaegun. In the latter Joseon period, Gyeonghuigung served as the secondary palace for the king, and as it was situated on the west side of Seoul, it was also called Seo-gwol (西闕, a palace of the west). The secondary palace is usually the palace where the King moves to in times of emergency.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}From King Injo to King Cheoljong, about ten kings of Joseon dynasty stayed here at Gyeonghuigung. This palace was built using the slanted geography of the surrounding mountain, has traditional beauty in its architecture and a lot of historical significance.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} For a time, it was of a considerable size, even to the point of having an arched bridge connecting it to Deoksugung palace. For the king’s royal audience, there were the Sungjeongjeon and Jajeongjeon buildings, and for sleeping, Yungbokjeon and Hoesangjeon buildings.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}Most of Gyeonghuigung was lost to two fires that broke out in the 19th century, during the reigns of King Sunjo and King Gojong.WEB, Gyeonghuigung Palace,jikimi.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces_new/Gyeonghuigung.jsp?catmenu=EN_05_01_05, Cultural Heritage Administration, 11 September 2015, The Japanese dismantled what remained of the palace during their occupation of the Korean peninsula, and a school for Japanese citizens was built on the site. Two major structures of the former palace — the Sungjeongjeon throne hall and the Heunghwamun gate — were disassembled and moved to other parts of Seoul. Reconstruction started in the 1990s as part of the South Korean government’s initiative to rebuild the “Five Grand Palaces” that were heavily destroyed by the Japanese. However, due to urban growth and decades of neglect, the government was only able to reconstruct around 33% of the former Palaceparks.seoul.go.kr/park/common/park_info/park_info_detail.jsp?p_idx=45&p_cate=4{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Architecture

Heunghwamun

Heunghwamun ({{korean|hangul=흥화문|hanja=興化門|labels=no}}) is the main entrance door to the palace.WEB,encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/CategoryNavi?category=field&keyword=%EC%98%88%EC%88%A0%C2%B7%EC%B2%B4%EC%9C%A1/%EA%B1%B4%EC%B6%95&ridx=2332&tot=2333, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, 2021-02-06, 흥화문, The entrance was built in 1616, but it was briefly moved to be an entrance for the {{interlanguage link|Bakmunsa Temple|ko|박문사}} after the destruction of the palace, and later used as a main entrance for the Silla Hotel of Jangchung-dong until it was finally restored to its original purpose. Heunghwamun is designated as Municipal Treasure 19.

Geuncheongyo

Geuncheongyo ({{korean|hangul=금천교|hanja=禁川橋|labels=no}}) is a bridge at the route passed through the Heunghwamun. It was built in 1619, but was buried into soil during Japanese rule until it was restored in 2001.

Sungjeongjeon

Sungjeongjeon ({{korean|hangul=숭정전|hanja=崇政殿|labels=no}}) is the main hall of the palace. It was built in 1616 but was moved to Dongguk University in 1926 and repurposed as a buddhist temple in Japanese colonial times, and moved back to original location and renovated between 1988 and 1994. Its considered an example of mid-joseon period architecture.WEB,encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/SearchNavi?keyword=%EC%88%AD%EC%A0%95%EC%A0%84&ridx=0&tot=7, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, 2021-02-06, 숭정전, Sungjeongjeon is designated as Municipal Treasure 20.

Jajeongjeon

Jajeongjeon ({{korean|hangul=자정전|hanja=資政殿|labels=no}}) is a hall restored following depictions in {{interlanguage link|Seogwoldoan|ko|서궐도안}}.

Taenyeongjeon

Taenyeongjeon ({{korean|hangul=태령전|hanja=泰寧殿|labels=no}}) is a hall restored following depictions in Seogwoldoan.

Present use

It is Historic Site No. 271.In the palace grounds today are the Seoul Museum of History and The Seoul Museum annex of art. It also housed Prada’s Transformer in 2009.

See also

• List of palaces
• Korean architecture
• History of Korea

References

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External links

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• www.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces/Gyeonghuigung.jsp?catmenu=ES_04_05" title="web.archive.org/web/20070930201951www.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces/Gyeonghuigung.jsp?catmenu=ES_04_05">Official guide from Cultural Heritage Administration
• Visit Seoul information{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• seoulmoa.org/html/eng/aboutsema/sema_gyeonghuigung.jsp" title="web.archive.org/web/20070928200914seoulmoa.org/html/eng/aboutsema/sema_gyeonghuigung.jsp">Seoul Museum of Art
• The Seoul Guide : Gyeonghuigung Palace

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