Gyeonghuigung

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  • Phone
    724 0274
  • Transport
    underground rail: Line 5 to Gwanghwamun, Exit 6

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Lonely Planet review

This detached palace, 'Palace of Shining Celebration' in English, was completed in 1623 and used to consist of a rabbit warren of courtyards, buildings, walls and gates that spread over a large area. But it was destroyed during the Japanese annexation (1910-45) when a Japanese school was established here. Only the main audience hall, Sungjeongjeon, and the smaller royal bedchamber behind it have been restored along with a few paved courtyards, walls and corridors. The entrance gate, Heunghwamun, has toured around Seoul including a stint outside the Hotel Shilla, but was moved to its present site in 1988.