- Gyeonghuigung
Infobox Korean name
caption="Sungjeongmun", one of the gates in "Gyeonghuigung"
hangul=경희궁
hanja=慶熙宮
rr=Gyeonghuigung
mr=Kyŏng-hŭi-gungGyeonghuigung was a palace located in
Seoul ,South Korea . It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces " built by theJoseon Dynasty .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 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. 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.
ee also
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List of palaces
*Korean architecture
*History of Korea External links
* [http://www.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces/Gyeonghuigung.jsp?catmenu=ES_04_05 Official guide from Cultural Heritage Administration]
* [http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/DestinationsByRegions/Depth04.asp?sight=Sightseeing&sightseeing_id=199&ADDRESS_1=6142&ADDRESS_2=5540&konum=1&kosm=m3_1 Tour2Korea information]
* [http://www.visitseoul.net/jsp/english_new/see/ts01_01_01.jsp?template_id=103&info_id=1010000004&onloadset2_num=2 Visit Seoul information]
* [http://seoulmoa.org/html/eng/aboutsema/sema_gyeonghuigung.jsp Seoul Museum of Art]
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