KHS-Seonwonjeon, Gyeongbokgung
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This is components of Korean Gyeongbokgung Palace; the complex of Seonwonjeon.
Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main palace in the Joseon Dynasty, was built after King Taejo, founder of the Joseon Dynasty. He had the capital moved to Hanyang during the fourth year of his reign (1395). Its name, literally meaning “great fortune,” originated with a phrase of Sigyeong (Book of Songs), quoted by Jeong Do-jeon, an eminent scholar in the Joseon Dynasty: "I've already drunk and have been full with virtue, so I will help you get great fortune in my late year as a man of virtue.”
Seonwonjeon of Gyeongbokgung 선원전
Seonwonjeon is a building where portraits of past kings of the Joseon Dynasty were enshrined and ancestral rites were held. It is said that Jongmyo was located outside the palace, and Seonwonjeon was located inside the palace. It is a structurally simple building with no unnecessary decorations, and is an important example of a building used for royal ancestral rites during the Joseon Dynasty.
