Jungmyeongjeon Hall with beautiful architecture and historical value

 The site of a major historical event in the Korean Empire


jungmyeongjeon
Source: Seoul Tourism Foundation

Jungmyeongjeon Hall is an important site for the Korean Empire. It was used as a compilation system for Emperor Gojong, who moved to Jungmyeongjeon Hall after the Great Fire of Gyeongun Palace in 1904.

Jungmyeongjeon
Source: Seoul Tourism Foundation

The Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905 was signed illegally here in November 1905, and on April 20, 1907, Lee Jun and others were dispatched as special envoys to The Hague to inform the international community of the injustice of the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905. Meanwhile, Jungmyeongjeon was rebuilt and used as a social club for foreigners after being destroyed in a fire in 1925, leaving only the outer wall, and was incorporated into state-owned property when the Liberal Party government was established.

Jungmyeongjeon
Source: Seoul Tourism Foundation

However, in 1963, President Park Chung-hee returned the Jungmyeongjeon to King Yeongchin and First Lady Lee Bang-ja, who permanently returned to Korea. Jungmyeongjeon was sold to the private sector in 1977, purchased from Jeongdong Theater in 2003, converted to Cultural Heritage Administration in 2006, and was privately incorporated into Deoksugung Palace on February 7, 2007. After restoration in December 2009, it has been open to the public as an exhibition hall (the place where the fate of the Korean Empire was divided, Deoksu Palace Jungmyeongjeon) since August 2010.

Jungmyeongjeon
Source: Seoul Tourism Foundation


If you go around Deoksugung Palace Stonewall-gil to the back, you will find Jeongdong Theater, and if you enter the alley, you will find Jungmyeongjeon Hall. Jungmyeongjeon Hall originally belonged to the residence of Western missionaries in the Jeongdong area, but was incorporated into the palace in 1897 when Gyeongungung Palace (currently Deoksugung Palace) was expanded. At this time, the name of the building was named [Suokheon], and it was mainly used for the imperial library, but it was rebuilt after being burned down in a fire in 1901 to take on the appearance of a two-story brick building as it is now. The design of the building was done by Sabathin, a Russian architect who designed Independence Gate and Jeonggwanheon Gate.


Please check the website for more information.


  • Location: Jungmyeongjeon, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Opening Hours: 09:30 - 17:30 (Monday - Sunday)
  • Admission Fee: Free
  • Transportation: Take subway line 1 or 2 to Seoul Station, and then take a taxi or bus to Jungmyeongjeon.


Source: Seoul Tourism Foundation



Location: 대한민국 서울특별시 중구 소공동 정동길 41-11

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