Myeongjeongmun Gate and Corridor of Changgyeonggung Palace

This gate was built in 1484, the fifteenth year of King Seongjong, when Changgyeonggung Palace was constructed, but it burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592 and was rebuilt in the time of King Gwanghaegun. Part of the corridor on the south and north sides was dismantled during the Japanese colonial period and restored in 1986; each restored section spans two bays, with decorative bracketing shaped like a bird's beak projecting above the columns. Myeongjeongmun Gate itself measures three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof that forms the shape of the Chinese character for "eight" (八) when seen from the side. Ornamental bracket sets supporting the roof eaves are placed not only above the columns but also between them, a style known as dapo. Inside, the ceiling is mostly of the exposed-beam (yeondeung) type, leaving the timber framework visible, though part of it is finished with a coffered "well" ceiling that conceals the structure above. The building's construction is solid and accomplished, representative of gates of the mid-Joseon period, and its composition preserves well the architectural forms of the early Joseon period, making it important material for the study of secondary gate architecture in royal palaces.

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Visiting

Opening hours

09:00-21:00 (Last admission 20:00)

Closed

Mondays * Closed the next business day if Monday is a holiday

Parking

Available (22 parking spaces)

Information

+82-2-762-4868

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Jongno-gu, Seoul

Designation

Treasure · 보물