1. 597C Platform Skills
March 2, 2010
Sung Youn Kwon
suk225@psu.edu

2. Content
 What is Gyeonbokgung?
 History
 Palace Walls & Main Gates
 Main Buildings

3. Gyeongbokgung
 A royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea
 Constructed by the Joseon Dynasty in 1394
 Reconstructed in 1867
 “Greatly Blessed by Heaven”
Seoul

4. History
 In 1394, constructed (the first king of Joseon Dynasty)
 In 1592-98, burnt down (Janpanese invasions),
 In 1867, reconstructed (Daewongun)
 In 1895, left the palace (Emperor Gojong)
** The assassination of Empress Myeongseong (1895)
 In 1911-45, demolished (Japanese occupation)
 In 1950-53, destroyed again (Korean War)
 In 1989, 40-year initiative to rebuild
 In 2009, 40% of structures restored

5. Walls & Gates http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Palace Walls
Palace walls in the 1920s

6. Walls & Gates http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Gwanghwamun (The Main & South Gate)
Gwanghwamun in the 1900s Gwanghwamun in the 2000s

7. Walls & Gates http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Geonchunmun (The East Gate)
Geonchunmun

8. Walls & Gates http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Yeongchumun (The West Gate)
Yeongchumun

9. Walls & Gates http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Sinmumun (The North Gate)
Sinmumun

10. Buildings http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Geunjeongjeon (The Throne Hall)
Geunjeongjeon The throne inside Geunjeongjeon

11. Buildings http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Sajeongjeon, Sujeongjeon (Official Quarters)
Sajeongjeon Sujeongjeon

12. Buildings http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Gangnyeongjeon, Gyotaejeon (Living Quarters)
Gangnyeongjeon Gyotaejeon

13. Buildings http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Donggung (The Crown Prince’s Compound)
Donggung Donggung Compound

14. Buildings http://www.royalpalace.go.kr
 Gyeonghoeru, Hyangwonjeong (The Pavilion)
Gyeonghoeru Hyangwonjeong

15. Virtual Tours
 Layout
**http://www.royalpalace.go.kr/html/eng/main/main.jsp
 Virtual Tours
**http://www.royalpalace.go.kr/html/eng/preview/preview01_tab01.jsp?dep1=4
&dep2=1

16. Closing
“You can see as much as you know,
you can feel as much as you see.”
- Yu, Hong Jun -

17. Four seasons of Gyeongbokgung