Cheonjingung Palace, Miryang

This building stands within the grounds of Yeongnamnu Pavilion, on a site originally occupied by Yoseon-gwan. It was built in 1652, the third year of King Hyojong, and is also known as Gongjin-gwan. It burned down in 1739, the fifteenth year of King Yeongjo, and was rebuilt in 1749, the twenty-fifth year of King Yeongjo; it underwent a major repair in 1844, the tenth year of King Heonjong. When the Dangun Bonganhoe (Association for the Enshrinement of Dangun) was formed in 1952, the building came to be called Daedeokjeon as it enshrined the spirit tablets of Dangun (the legendary founder of Korea), the founding kings of the Three Kingdoms, and King Taejo of Goryeo (r. 918–943); in 1957 the name was changed to Cheonjingung. It is a single-story building three bays wide and two bays deep, with a hipped-and-gabled roof shaped like the character 八 (eight) when seen from the side, built of wood with tiled roofing. Its bracket style is jusimpo, in which the bracket sets supporting the eaves rest only above the columns. The foundation is a low two-tiered platform, with a door only on the front face, the remaining three sides being walled. A double door has recently been added onto the original door frame, but the workmanship is unskilled, making the columns appear taller than traditional proportions would allow.

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Where it is

Region

Miryang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산