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Encyclopedia > Gyeonghuigung
Gyeonghuigung
Korean name
Hangul:
경희궁
Hanja:
慶熙宮
Revised Romanization: Gyeonghuigung
McCune-Reischauer: Kyŏng-hŭi-gung

Gyeonghuigung was a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1350 pixel, file size: 220 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Joseon Dynasty Gyeonghuigung ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Changdeokgung (Changdeok Palace or Palace of Prospering Virtue) Gyeongbokgung (Gyeongbok Palace) Changgyeonggung (Changgyeong Palace) Deoksugung (Deoksu Palace) Gyeonghuigung (Gyeonghui Palace) ... Territory of Joseon after Jurchen conquest of King Sejong Capital Hanseong Language(s) Korean Religion Confucianism Government Monarchy Wang  - 1392 - 1398 Taejo  - 1418 - 1450 Sejong  - 1776 - 1800 Jeongjo  - 1863 - 1897 Proclaimed Emperor Gojong Yeong-uijeong  - 1431 - 1449 Hwang Hui  - 1466 - 1472 Han Myeonghoe  - 1592 - 1598 Ryu Seongryong  - 1894 Kim Hongjip...


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 Seogwol(a palace of the west). The Secondary palace is usually the palace where the King moves to in times of emergency.


From In-Jo to Cheol-Jong, 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. 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.


It is Historic Site No. 271.


In the grounds today are the Seoul Museum of History and The Seoul Museum annex of art.


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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... This is a list of palaces by country. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... This article is about the history of Korea, up to the division of Korea in the 1940s. ...

External links

  • Official guide from Cultural Heritage Administration
  • Tour2Korea information
  • Visit Seoul information
  • Seoul Museum of Art
The "Five Grand Palaces" of Joseon-Dynasty Seoul
Changdeokgung | Changgyeonggung | Deoksugung | Gyeongbokgung | Gyeonghuigung

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:::: Welcome To Jongno-Gu ::: (302 words)
However, on 1760 (the 36th year of the King Yeongjo), as the name of Gyeongdeokgung was the homophone with Gyeongdeok, the epithet of the King Wonjong, the name of Gyeongdeokgung was changed to Gyeonghuigung.
Most of Gyeonghuigung were burnt down in 1829 (the 29th year of the King Sunjo), but restored in 1831 (the 31st year of the King Sunjo), and the restoration work was carried out during the 10th (1859) and the 11th year of the King Cheoljong.
Heonghwamun was moved to the Bukmun in 1932 and used as the main gate of Shilla Hotel until recently and moved to Gyeonghuigung.
:::: Welcome To Jongno-Gu ::: (164 words)
Gyeongdeokgung was later on called Gyeonghuigung by the order of the King Yongjo, and Changdeokgung, the palace in the east, was renamed the palace in the west.
Gyeonghuigung was a palace using the topography of sloped hill, and its beauty was prominently outstanding in terms of artistic and architectural sense.
The scale of Gyeonghuigung was so large that the King Gojong made an overpass connecting Gyeonghuigung to Deoksugung in 1905.
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