Heunghwamun Gate of Gyeonghuigung Palace

This is the main gate of Gyeonghuigung Palace, built in 1616, the eighth year of King Gwanghaegun of Joseon. However, it lost its original function when the Japanese colonial authorities demolished many of the halls within the palace grounds to build Gyeongseong Middle School. Afterwards, in 1932, the Japanese colonial authorities used the gate as the main entrance when they built Bakmunsa, a shrine on the skirts of Namsan Mountain dedicated to Ito Hirobumi. After Liberation, Bakmunsa was abolished, and Heunghwamun was for a time used as the main gate of a state guest house and of the Silla Hotel. In 1988 the Seoul Metropolitan Government relocated and restored Heunghwamun to its present site as part of the plan to restore Gyeonghuigung Palace; although the gate is said to have originally faced east, its original location is now difficult to identify. It is a building with a hipped-and-gabled roof and dopo-style bracketing, three bays across the front and two bays deep, and together with Sungjeongjeon, the palace's main hall, and Hwanghakjeong Pavilion, it provides important material for understanding the architectural character of the palace.

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Where it is

Region

Jongno-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산