Gyeongbokgung

Gyeongbokgung additionally referred to as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the principle royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. Built in 1395, it's miles located in northern Seoul, South Korea. The largest of the Five Grand Palaces built through the Joseon dynasty, Gyeongbokgung served as the home of Kings of the Joseon dynasty, the Kings' families, as well as the government of Joseon. Gyeongbokgung changed into originally constructed in 1394 via King Taejo, the primary king and the founding father of the Joseon dynasty, and its name changed into conceived by means of an influential government minister named Jeong Do-jeon.

Afterwards, the palace became continuously extended at some stage in the reign of King Taejong and King Sejong the Great. It was seriously broken by hearth in 1553, and its pricey recovery, ordered by way of King Myeongjong, turned into finished inside the following year. However, 4 a long time later, the Gyeongbokgung Palace become burnt to the ground at some point of the Japanese invasions of Korea of 1592-1598. The royal courtroom becomes moved to the Changdeokgung Palace. The Gyeongbokgung palace sites become left in ruins for the next 3 centuries.