Changdeokgung
Sign in to saveChangdeokgung () is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. It and its neighboring palace Changgyeonggung have together been called the "East Palace".
Key facts
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- Changdeokgung
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- 창덕궁 전경 (2012).jpg
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- 1.2
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- Overview of the palace (2012)
- Building.location
- Seoul, South Korea
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- yes
- Designation list.designation1
- WHS
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- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Designation list.designation1_date
- 1997
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- Area
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- (ii), (iii), (iv)
- Designation list.designation1_number
- 816
- Designation list.designation2
- Historic Sites of South Korea
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- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Designation list.designation2_date
- 1963-01-18
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^창덕궁
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 昌德宮
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- yes
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Article
45 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Establishment
- Before the Imjin War
- Destruction and reconstruction
- Late Joseon and Korean Empire periods
- Colonial period
- Post-liberation
- Design and layout
- Relationship with Changgyeonggung
- Landmarks
- Outer gates
- ''Oejo''
- ''Oejŏn''
- Government offices
- ''Naejo''
- ''Naejŏn''
- East Palace
- Secret Garden
- Buyongjeong area
- Yeongyeongdang area
- Ongnyucheon area
- Aeryeonjeong area
- Gwallamjeong area
- Other structures
- Nakseonjae area
- Old Seonwonjeon area
- New Seonwonjeon area
- Other
- Geumcheon and Geumcheongyo
- Former landmarks
- ''Naejo''
- ''Naejŏn''
- East Palace
- Old East Palace
- Old Seonwonjeon area
- New Seonwonjeon area
- Other buildings
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- In Korean
- In English
- Additional reading
- External links
Changdeokgung () is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. It and its neighboring palace Changgyeonggung have together been called the "East Palace".
Changdeokgung was established in 1405. It was the second palace to be established in Seoul, after Joseon's official main palace Gyeongbokgung. Despite Gyeongbokgung's legally superior status, a majority of kings preferred to reside in Changdeokgung instead. In 1592, amidst the Imjin War, Changdeokgung and all the other palaces in the city were completely destroyed. After the war, due to budgetary constraints, Gyeongbokgung was not repaired, while Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung were. This effectively made Changdeokgung Joseon's main palace for several centuries.