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Also known as Tŏksugung, Tŏksu Palace, Deoksugung Palace

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.

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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
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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
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Official website
www.deoksugung.go.kr
Image
Deoksugungpalacefromthebuilding.jpg
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Commons category
Deoksugung
street address
서울특별시 중구 세종대로 99
postal code
04519
native label
덕수궁
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26 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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