Daejojeon
| Daejojeon | |
|---|---|
 The building (2024) | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°34′48″N 126°59′31″E / 37.580°N 126.992°E |
| Designations | |
| Official name | Daejojeon Hall of Changdeokgung Palace |
| Designated | 1985-01-08[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 대조전 |
| Hanja | 大造殿 |
| RR | Daejojeon |
| MR | Taejojŏn |
Daejojeon (Korean: 대조전; Hanja: 大造殿; MR: Taejojŏn; lit. Achieving Greatness Hall[2]) is a major hall in the palace Changdeokgung in Seoul, South Korea. It was used as the main living quarters for the king and office of the queen.[3] It is now a designated Treasure of South Korea.[4]
History
[edit]It was possibly originally named Yanguijeon (양의전; 兩儀殿; Yangŭijŏn) in 1461, but began to go by "Daejojeon" shortly afterwards.[5][a] King Seongjong died here in 1495. After being destroyed in 1592 during the Imjin War, it was rebuilt in 1608 and destroyed in 1623 during the Injo coup. It was rebuilt in 1647, using materials from the building Kyŏngsujŏn (경수전; 慶壽殿; Gyeongsujeon) from the palace In'gyŏnggung.[5] It burned down on the 17th day, 10th month of 1833[6] and was repaired by the 9th month of 1834.[7] It has an attached hall, Heungbokheon (흥복헌; 興福軒; Hŭngbokhŏn). That hall was where the final cabinet meeting was held before Korea's 1910 annexation.[8] This is where the 1917 fire began; the fire completely destroyed Daejojeon and its annex buildings.[9][10] Gyeongbokgung's building Gyotaejeon was recycled to reconstruct Daejojeon[11][12] and its annexes Heungbokheon and Yunggyeongheon (융경헌; 隆慶軒; Yunggyŏnghŏn).[12][13] It was completed by 1920.[14] The final Korean monarch Emperor Sunjong (r. 1907–1910) died here in 1926.[14] Near the hall is a small palace kitchen (수라간; 水剌間; surakan) that was constructed during Sunjong's reign. It has modern Western facilities, like a sink and oven.[15]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Daejojeon Hall of Changdeokgung Palace". Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Yi 2015, p. 154.
- ^ Yi 2015, pp. 154–155.
- ^ Changdeokgung Palace Management Office 2007, p. 75.
- ^ a b c 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 55.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 71.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 16.
- ^ Yi 2015, pp. 156–157.
- ^ 대조전에 화재가 발생하다. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty (in Korean). National Institute of Korean History. 1917-11-10. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 22.
- ^ 김웅호 2022, pp. 137–138.
- ^ a b 이강근 et al. 2011, pp. 21–22.
- ^ Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 183.
- ^ a b 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 23.
- ^ Yi 2015, p. 160.
Sources
[edit]- 조선시대 궁궐 용어해설 [Glossary of Joseon-era Palaces] (in Korean). Korea Heritage Service. 2009-12-07. ISBN 978-89-6325-247-6.
- 창덕궁 해설문 (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration Changdeokgung Palace Management Office. 2007-12-04.
- 김웅호 (2022-11-14). 조선왕조를 대표하는 공간. In 박명호; 김현정; 최동녕 (eds.). 서울 역사 답사기 6: 종묘사직, 궁궐, 성균관 (in Korean). Seoul: Seoul Historiography Institute. ISBN 979-11-6071-148-6.
- 이강근; 이혜원; 이경미; 안병찬 (August 2011). 조선왕실의 건축, 창덕궁 학술연구 (in Korean). National Palace Museum of Korea – via Korea Heritage Service.
- Yi, Hyang-woo (2015-01-30). Na, Gak-sun; Mark, Patton (eds.). Korean Royal Palace: Changdeokgung. Translated by Won, Hyeon-suk; Yi, Choonsun. 인문산책. ISBN 978-89-98259-06-8.
External links
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Media related to Daejojeon at Wikimedia Commons
