Geoncheonggung 乾清宮, Gyeongbokgung Palace 景福宮, Seoul, South Korea, Republic of Korea
Excerpt from the plaque:
In 1873 King Gojong built Geoncheonggung in between the garden hill of Noksan and Hyangwonjeong Pavilion and resided here together with his queen, Empress Myeongseong. Unlike other palace bedchambers, Geoncheonggung was built in yangbank household style with the main quarters (Jangandang), inner quarters (Gonnyeonghap) and an annex (Boksudang). The building is 2.5 times larger than the uppermost limit of a yangban household. When a fire broke out in Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1876, King Gojong moved to Changdeokgung Palace and came back to live in Geoncheonggung in 1885 and resided here for 10 years until 1896. Geoncheonggung was the first place in Korea to have electric lights fitted up in 1887 by the Edison Electric Light Company, and was also the scene where Empress Myeongseong was murdered by Japanese assassins in 1895. Geoncheonggung was demolished in 1909, when the Japanese colonial rule tore down many parts of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Japanese Governmen-General Art Gallery was built in its place. The gallery was later used as the National Museum of Contemporary Arts and was demolished in 1998. Geoncheonggung was restored to its former state by the Cultural Heritage administration and open to the public in October 2007.
Geoncheonggung 乾清宮, Gyeongbokgung Palace 景福宮, Seoul, South Korea, Republic of Korea
Excerpt from the plaque:
In 1873 King Gojong built Geoncheonggung in between the garden hill of Noksan and Hyangwonjeong Pavilion and resided here together with his queen, Empress Myeongseong. Unlike other palace bedchambers, Geoncheonggung was built in yangbank household style with the main quarters (Jangandang), inner quarters (Gonnyeonghap) and an annex (Boksudang). The building is 2.5 times larger than the uppermost limit of a yangban household. When a fire broke out in Gyeongbokgung Palace in 1876, King Gojong moved to Changdeokgung Palace and came back to live in Geoncheonggung in 1885 and resided here for 10 years until 1896. Geoncheonggung was the first place in Korea to have electric lights fitted up in 1887 by the Edison Electric Light Company, and was also the scene where Empress Myeongseong was murdered by Japanese assassins in 1895. Geoncheonggung was demolished in 1909, when the Japanese colonial rule tore down many parts of Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Japanese Governmen-General Art Gallery was built in its place. The gallery was later used as the National Museum of Contemporary Arts and was demolished in 1998. Geoncheonggung was restored to its former state by the Cultural Heritage administration and open to the public in October 2007.