Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju

This is where the portrait of King Taejo, Yi Seong-gye, founder of Joseon, is enshrined. In 1410 King Taejong had portraits of King Taejo enshrined in Jeonju, Gyeongju and Pyeongyang, and these shrines were called Eoyongjeon. In the twelfth year of King Taejong (1412) they came to be called Taejo Jinjeon, and later, in the twenty-fourth year of King Sejong (1442), each was given a separate name: the Jeonju shrine became Gyeonggijeon, the Gyeongju shrine Jipgyeongjeon, and the Pyeongyang shrine Yeongsungjeon. Gyeonggijeon was burned down during the Japanese invasions of Korea (the Imjin War) and was rebuilt in the sixth year of King Gwanghaegun (1614). The complex consists of a main hall, a subsidiary hall (heon) and wing corridors (ingnang), enclosed by inner and outer three-bay gates. Note: the name was changed from Gyeonggijeon to Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, by official notice of 28 July 2011.

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Jeonju, Jeonbuk

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Historic Site · 사적