The residence of Emperor Gojong and Empress Myeongseong, the opening of Geoncheonggung Palace
The Cultural Heritage Administration decided to open it to the public from October 20 (Sat) as the restoration of Gyeongbokgung Palace's Geoncheonggung Palace was completed.
The Cultural Heritage Administration expected that the cultural heritage around Cheong Wa Dae, which had been difficult for the general public to access, would be reborn as a living historical and cultural space for Seoul and Gyeongbokgung since 2006.
Geoncheonggung Palace was built in 1873 to store Eojin, a portrait of the kings of Joseon, and was mainly used by King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong until the Eulmisa Incident, a Empress Myeongseong assassination in 1895, and it was also a place to practice national independence through international exchanges during the modern enlightenment period.
In particular, it is well known as a place where the history of misfortune is preserved as a place of Empress Myeongseong, and when King Gojong fled to the Russian legation in 1896, it was damaged and demolished by the Japanese at the earliest time. It was used as the National Museum of Contemporary Art for a while and was demolished in 1998. Through this restoration work (June 2004-October 2007), the original form was restored, and in the inner space, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, donated Gojongsi Tree (2 weeks) and Maehwa Tree (2 weeks) from Shinhan Bank.
Geoncheonggung Palace, along with Yeongyeongdang and Nakseonjae of Changdeokgung Palace, has an architectural form divided into main quarters and men's quarters similar to that of general aristocrats, and consists of Jangandang, the king's residence, Gonnyeonghap, and Boksudang, an annex. It is also famous as a monumental place where electric lights were lit for the first time in Korea, and in 1887, Edison Electric Company of the United States installed a generator to light the lights.
Visitors can visit Geoncheonggung Palace six times a day (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16:00) from October 20th through Internet reservations on the Gyeongbokgung Palace website (http://www.royalpalace.go.kr ).