Deodorant
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 덕수궁 |
| Hanja : | 德 壽 宮 |
| Revised Romanization : | Deodorant |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Ksugung |
Deoksugung (IPA [təks'uk'uŋ] ) is one of five Korean palaces in Seoul that were built during the Joseon Dynasty .
Originally it was not a palace, but a prince's villa . In 1598 all palaces were destroyed during the Imjin War . Therefore, after a renovation, the royal family used the same villa as a temporary palace. The building complex was given the palace name Gyeongungung ( kor. 경운궁 , 慶 運 宮 ; [kjəŋunk'uŋ] ).
It was not until 1907 that the palace was given its current name Deoksugung . This palace was one of the sites of the fall of the Joseon Dynasty .
Between 1910 and 1945, when Korea was a province of Japan , the Japanese language was considered the national language . The Hanja or Kanji of the palace name ( Japanese 德 壽 宮 ) were therefore pronounced in Japanese, and it was called Tokujukyū at that time .
Remarks
- ↑ The other four are Gyeongbokgung , Changdeokgung , Changgyeonggung , Gyeonghuigung
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Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '58 .2 " N , 126 ° 58' 29.4" E
