Palace

Changgyeonggung Palace is the predecessor of Suganggung Palace, which was built in 1418 by King Sejong to honor his first king, Taejong. Afterwards, during the reign of King Seongjong, Myeongjeongjeon, Munjeongjeon, and Tongmyeongjeon were built to honor Queen Jeonghui, consort of King Sejo, Queen Sohye, consort of Deokjong, and Queen Ansun, consort of King Yejong, and it was named Changgyeonggung.

Changgyeonggung Palace was burned down during the Japanese invasions of Korea, and also suffered damage during the Yi Gwal Rebellion and the Byeongja Manchu War. The stories of Queen Inhyeon and Jang Hui-bin during the reign of Sukjong, and Prince Sado, who was locked in a warehouse and killed during the reign of King Yeongjo, are buried in the grounds of Changgyeonggung Palace.

Changgyeonggung Palace was downgraded to Changgyeonggung by the Japanese during the Japanese colonial period and was used as a zoo. However, in an effort to eliminate the remnants of Japanese colonial rule, it was restored to its original appearance in 1987. There are Honghwamun, Myeongjeongjeon (the oldest building among the main shrines of the Joseon Dynasty), Tongmyeongjeon, Yanghwadang, and Chundangji, and can be accessed from Jongmyo Shrine through a sky bridge.