Hyangwonjeong
| Hyangwonjeong | |
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.jpg?lang=en) The building in the fall (2014) | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°34′56″N 126°58′37″E / 37.58222°N 126.97694°E |
| Designations | |
| Official name | Hyangwonjeong Pavilion of Gyeongbokgung Palace |
| Designated | 2012-03-02[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 향원정 |
| Hanja | 香遠亭 |
| RR | Hyangwonjeong |
| MR | Hyangwŏnjŏng |
Hyangwonjeong (Korean: 향원정; Hanja: 香遠亭; lit. Far-spreading Fragrance Pavilion[2][3]) is a pavilion in the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea.[2]
The building is a two-story hexagonal pavilion on an island in the pond Hyangwonji (향원지; 香遠池) that was used for leisure.[2][4][5] It was built some time between 1867 and 1873.[5] The building is named for a phrase in the Chinese text Ailianshuo.[2][3] In 1894, Western missionaries demonstrated figure skating to the royal family on the frozen pond.[5] Various temporary buildings were constructed around the pond for the 1929 Chōsen Exhibition.[6] The bridge to the pavilion, Chwihyanggyo (취향교; 醉香橋; Ch'wihyanggyo; Intoxicated by Fragrance Bridge[5]), was completed in 1873.[2] It was the longest wooden bridge built over a pond during the Joseon period.[5] The bridge was initially located to the north of the pavilion,[2][7][5] but after it was destroyed by a bombing during the 1950–1953 Korean War,[4] it was rebuilt to the south side in 1953. In 2021, the bridge was restored to its original location.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hyangwonjeong Pavilion of Gyeongbokgung Palace". Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 146.
- ^ a b Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, p. 69.
- ^ a b 김웅호 2022a, p. 138.
- ^ a b c d e f g Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, p. 94.
- ^ Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, p. 378.
- ^ Kim 1997, p. 71.
Sources
[edit]- 서울 역사 답사기 6: 종묘사직, 궁궐, 성균관 [A Survey of Seoul's History Vol. 6: Jongmyo Shrine, Palaces, and Sungkyunkwan] (in Korean). Seoul: Seoul Historiography Institute. 2022-11-14. ISBN 979-11-6071-148-6.
- 김웅호. "조선왕조를 대표하는 공간". In Seoul Historiography Institute (2022a).
- 이미지로 읽는 근대 서울 [Reading Modern Seoul Through Images] (in Korean). Vol. 1. 궁궐의 훼철과 박람회. Seoul Historiography Institute. October 30, 2022. ISBN 9791160711462.
- 조선시대 궁궐 용어해설 [Glossary of Joseon-era Palaces] (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. 2009-12-07. ISBN 978-89-6325-247-6.
- Kim, Chang-Jun (1997-12-30). "일제 강점기의 경복궁(景福宮)훼손과 복원사업" [The Demolition of Gyeongbokgung During the Colonial Period and its Restoration]. Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science (in Korean). 30: 63–79. ISSN 3022-8085 – via koreascience.or.kr.
External links
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