Gyeongbokgung Palace stands in central Seoul, first built in 1395 as the primary royal palace of the newly founded Joseon dynasty, its name meaning roughly palace greatly blessed by heaven. The complex was burned during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the 1590s and left largely in ruins for more than two and a half centuries before being extensively rebuilt in the 1860s under the regent Heungseon Daewongun, restoring it as the seat of Joseon royal government. Much of the palace was again dismantled or built over during the Japanese colonial period in the early twentieth century, when Japanese authorities constructed the Government-General Building directly in front of its main hall; that colonial-era building was demolished in the 1990s as part of an ongoing South Korean restoration program that has continued to rebuild destroyed sections of the palace complex. Gyeongbokgung's throne hall, Geunjeongjeon, and its pavilion set on an artificial lake, Gyeonghoeru, remain among the most complete surviving examples of Joseon-era royal architecture.
Facts
Building Type LocationJongno District, Seoul, South Korea 1 Completed YearEstablished 1395; the source says reconstruction was completed in 1888, so 1395 is the founding year only Classification
Standing Status Building Type
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Gyeongbokgung
Infobox, type
Palace in Seoul, South Korea
Infobox, location
Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Introduction, establishment
Established in 1395
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Gyeongbokgung Palace stands in central Seoul, first built in 1395 as the primary royal palace of the newly founded Joseon dynasty, its name meaning roughly palace greatly blessed by heaven. The complex was burned during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the 1590s and left largely in ruins for more than two and a half centuries before being extensively rebuilt in the 1860s under the regent Heungseon Daewongun, restoring it as the seat of Joseon royal government. Much of the palace was again dismantled or built over during the Japanese colonial period in the early twentieth century, when Japanese authorities constructed the Government-General Building directly in front of its main hall; that colonial-era building was demolished in the 1990s as part of an ongoing South Korean restoration program that has continued to rebuild destroyed sections of the palace complex. Gyeongbokgung's throne hall, Geunjeongjeon, and its pavilion set on an artificial lake, Gyeonghoeru, remain among the most complete surviving examples of Joseon-era royal architecture.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Gyeongbokgung Palace
- Wikidata Q482485, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q482485, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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