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Deoksugung
Sign in to saveDeoksugung (), also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. It has a mix of traditional Korean and Western architecture that reflects its history. Inside the palace are the Daehan Empire History Museum and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung branch.
Key facts
- Designation list.embed
- yes
- Building.name
- Deoksugung
- Building.native_name
- 덕수궁
- Building.native_name_lang
- ko
- Building.former_names
- Gyeongungung
- Building.image
- File:덕수궁 전경 (2013).jpg
- Building.caption
- Overview of the palace (2013)
- Building.building_type
- Royal palace (former)
- Building.inauguration_date
- 1611
- Building.mapframe zoom
- 14
- Building.location_country
- South Korea
- Building.location_city
- Seoul
- Designation list.designation1
- Historic Sites of South Korea
- Designation list.designation1_offname
- Deoksugung Palace
- Designation list.designation1_date
- January 18, 1963
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^덕수궁
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 德壽宮
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Joseon period
- Korean Empire period
- Colonial period
- Post-liberation
- East section
- Daehanmun
- Gwangmyeongmun
- Hamnyeongjeon
- Deokhongjeon
- Jeonggwanheon
- Center section
- Junghwamun
- Junghwajeon
- Seogeodang
- Junmyeongdang and Jeukjodang
- West section
- Seokjojeon and West Wing
- Dondeokjeon
- Outside current palace proper
- Jungmyeongjeon
- Yangijae
- Former landmarks
- References
- Sources
- External links
Deoksugung (), also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. It has a mix of traditional Korean and Western architecture that reflects its history. Inside the palace are the Daehan Empire History Museum and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung branch.
The palace was first used as a temporary palace by King Seonjo during the 1592–1598 Imjin War, when the other palaces had been destroyed. In 1611, it was made an official palace named Gyeongungung (it was renamed "Deoksugung" in 1907). The palace then went largely unused until the late 19th century.