Injeongmun
| Injeongmun | |
|---|---|
 The gate (2008) | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°34′41″N 126°59′28″E / 37.578°N 126.991°E |
| Completed | Mid-1400s |
| Designations | |
| Official name | Injeongmun Gate of Changdeokgung Palace |
| Designated | 1985-01-08[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 인정문 |
| Hanja | 仁政門 |
| RR | Injeongmun |
| MR | Injŏngmun |
Injeongmun (Korean: 인정문; Hanja: 仁政門; MR: Injŏngmun) is a gate inside the palace Changdeokgung in Seoul, South Korea. It is the front gate to the palace's main building Injeongjeon.[2] Injeongmun is a designated Treasure of South Korea.[3] It has corridors to its left and right that eventually angle and form a trapezoid.[2]
History
[edit]There is no record of when it was built, but it is presumed to have been completed around the time of the palace's founding (in the first decade of the 1400s). Its corridors were constructed from 1418 to 1419; King Sejong (r. 1418–1450) was so displeased with them that he ordered them demolished and had the construction supervisor imprisoned. The corridors were rebuilt afterwards.[2]
The gate was destroyed in 1592 during the Imjin War and rebuilt during the reign of King Gwanghaegun (r. 1608–1623).[2] Its corridors were rebuilt in 1647.[4] It burned down in 1744 and was rebuilt in 1745;[5] this version has persisted until the present.[6] The gate and corridors were restored to their pre-colonial states from 1992 to 1996.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Injeongmun Gate of Changdeokgung Palace". Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ a b c d 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 58.
- ^ Changdeokgung Palace Management Office 2007, p. 75.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 31.
- ^ Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 170.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, p. 24.
- ^ 이강근 et al. 2011, pp. 58–59.
Sources
[edit]- 창덕궁 해설문 (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration Changdeokgung Palace Management Office. 2007-12-04.
- 조선시대 궁궐 용어해설 [Glossary of Joseon-era Palaces] (in Korean). Korea Heritage Service. 2009-12-07. ISBN 978-89-6325-247-6.
- 이강근; 이혜원; 이경미; 안병찬 (August 2011). 조선왕실의 건축, 창덕궁 학술연구 (in Korean). National Palace Museum of Korea – via Korea Heritage Service.
External links
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Media related to Injeongmun at Wikimedia Commons
