Dongmyo
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Dongmyo () is a myo shrine in Downtown Seoul, South Korea. It was one of Guandi Temple built in honour of the 3rd century Chinese military commander, Guan Yu.
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- Instance of
- shrine
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Seoul
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- Dongmyo Shrine Memorial Hall - Seoul, South Korea 13-03140.JPG
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- Commons category
- Seoul Donggwanwangmyo (shrine)
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Tonggwanwangmyo
- Revised Romanization
- Donggwan-wangmyo
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Dongmyo () is a myo shrine in Downtown Seoul, South Korea. It was one of Guandi Temple built in honour of the 3rd century Chinese military commander, Guan Yu.
The Joseon government embarked on construction in 1599 and completed the work in 1601. The Wanli Emperor of Ming provided funds for construction of the shrine, along with a plaque with his own calligraphy. Three shrines - Dongmyo (east shrine), Seomyo (west shrine) and Bungmyo (north shrine) - were actually constructed in 1601. However, only Dongmyo Shrine remains today.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dongmyo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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