Changgyeonggung Palace

Changgyeonggung Palace was built by King Seongjong on the site of the former Suganggung Palace for the three dowager queens. Originally, in 1418 (the year of King Sejong's accession), King Sejong had built Suganggung Palace for his father, King Taejong. Later, in 1483 (the 14th year of King Seongjong's reign), King Seongjong greatly expanded Suganggung Palace for the three dowager queens—Queen Jeonghui, wife of King Sejo; Queen Sohye, wife of King Deokjong; and Queen Ansun, wife of King Yejong—and renamed it Changgyeonggung Palace.

Changgyeonggung Palace, along with Changdeokgung Palace, formed a single palace complex called Donggwol (Eastern Palace) without a boundary, and was primarily used as a living space for the royal family. Changgyeonggung Palace was destroyed during the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 (the 25th year of King Seonjo's reign) and rebuilt in 1616 (the 8th year of King Gwanghaegun's reign). In 1830 (the 30th year of King Sunjo's reign), a great fire destroyed most of the buildings, and it was rebuilt four years later.