Sajeongjeon
| Sajeongjeon | |
|---|---|
 The building | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 37°34′45″N 126°58′37″E / 37.57917°N 126.97694°E |
| Designations | |
| Official name | Sajeongjeon Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace |
| Designated | 2012-03-02[1] |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 사정전 |
| Hanja | 思政殿 |
| RR | Sajeongjeon |
| MR | Sajŏngjŏn |
Sajeongjeon (Korean: 사정전; Hanja: 思政殿; MR: Sajŏngjŏn; lit. Thinking of Good Deeds Hall[2]) is a building in the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea.
Description
[edit]It is the main building of the p'yŏnjŏn (편전; 便殿).[3] This area of the palace is where the king performs his daily private work, similar to an office. The king generally spends more time in this area than in the chŏngjŏn.[3] A ceremony called sangcham (상참; 常參) was held in Sajeongjeon, where officials would pay their respects to the king. The ceremony was supposed to be daily, although this was often not enforced. The king used the building as a preparation space before royal ceremonies.[4] The building is on top of a three-tiered stone platform. The interior is a single large room that is elaborately painted with dancheong. A painted throne is in the north center of the room.[5]
History
[edit]It was completed in 1395.[6][2] At the time, it was called "Bopyeongcheong" (보평청; 報平廳; Pop'yŏngch'ŏng), but soon afterwards it received its current name.[6] It was named by the Korean official Chŏng Tojŏn based on a quote from the Chinese text Book of Documents.[7] It was among the first structures in the palace.[8] It was expanded in 1429.[9][6][10] It was destroyed in the 1553 fire and rebuilt.[11][12][2] After being destroyed in 1592 during the Imjin War, it was rebuilt in 1867.[13][14][2] The building's exterior has since survived until the present, although its interior was modified when the building was used as an exhibit hall during the 1915 Chōsen Industrial Exhibition.[2] A wall mural in the building was removed in the early 2000s for the purpose of preservation and replaced with a replica.[5] The building has a counterpart entrance gate Sajeongmun (사정문; 思政門; Sajŏngmun) that was also rebuilt in 1867 and has remained to the present.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sajeongjeon Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace". Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ a b c d e Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, p. 108.
- ^ a b Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 76.
- ^ 김웅호 2022a, p. 137.
- ^ a b Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, pp. 108–109.
- ^ a b c Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 116.
- ^ Seoul Historiography Institute 2022b, p. 318.
- ^ Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 96.
- ^ 이강근 2007, p. 37.
- ^ 임석재 2019, p. 82.
- ^ 이강근 2007, p. 39.
- ^ Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, p. 97.
- ^ Kim 1997, p. 69.
- ^ a b Cultural Heritage Administration 2009, pp. 115–116.
- ^ Kim 1997, p. 70.
Sources
[edit]- 경복궁 변천사 (上) [History of Gyeongbokgung's Changes (Vol. 1)] (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. August 2007.
- 이강근. "창건이후의 변천과정 고찰". In Cultural Heritage Administration (2007).
- 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.
- 임석재 (2019-12-10). 예(禮)로 지은 경복궁: 동양 미학으로 읽다 [Gyeongbokgung, Built with Conscientiousness: An Eastern Art Perspective] (in Korean). 인물과사상사. ISBN 978-89-5906-551-6.
- 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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