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was reconstructed as a one-story building after 1592 and then passed away in February of 1608. In
it had been destroyed by a fire in April of 1904. addition, in this building, Gwanghaegun confined3)
In the front garden, there are stones of different Queen Inmok and he was accused of that crime
grades which express the positions of civil and after the success of Injo renovation4), the incident
military members during ceremonies like the that Gwanghaegun was confined and Injo became
morning assembly. Junghwajeon and its main gate, a king.
Junghwamun, are designated as Korea's national
treasure No.819. This is one of the representative European
stone palaces of Joseon, and it was designed
Unlike other palaces, historians are not sure by Hading. Gojong used Seokjojeon as the
when this building was created. They do know place to hold meetings of high officials and
that it was destroyed in a fire and rebuilt in the foreign envoys5). In 2009, the Cultural Heritage
same year, 1904. It is the only two story wooden Administration6) restored the palace in its 1910
building in the area. This building has a lot of form and, after the restoration, it was opened as
history. Seonjo lived here after returning to Seoul Seokjojeon Korean Empire History Hall in 2014.
from Uiju during the Japanese invasion of Korea in

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3) confine : 폐위시키다
4) Injo renovation : 인조반정
5) foreign envoy : 외국사절
6) Cultural Heritage Administration : 문화재청

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