Changgyeonggung
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 창경궁 |
| Hanja : | 昌 慶 宮 |
| Revised Romanization : | Changgyeonggung |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Ch'anggyŏnggung |
Changgyeonggung [cʰaŋk'jək'uŋ] is one of five palaces in Seoul that were built during the Joseon Dynasty . Its original name, when it was first established in 1419, was Suganggung (수강 궁 [sugaŋk'uŋ] ). After the renovation in 1483, it was given the current name Changgyeonggung . The palace was destroyed during the Imjin War in the late 16th century and rebuilt in 1616.
During the time when Korea was a province of Japan , a zoo, a botanical garden (the so-called Shōkei Park ) and a museum were set up by the Japanese provincial government on the grounds of the Changgyeonggung Royal Palace (then named Shōkeikyū after the Chinese characters 昌 慶 宮 ) . The South Korean government moved the zoo in 1983. It is now located in Gwacheon , a city of 75,000 on the southern edge of Seoul, accessible by subway line 4.
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Remarks
- ↑ The other four are Gyeongbokgung , Changdeokgung , Deoksugung , Gyeonghuigung
Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ 42.3 ″ N , 126 ° 59 ′ 45.5 ″ E