🏯 Palace Cards
📊 The Five Palaces at a Glance
| Palace | Founded | Role | Signature hall | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyeongbokgung | 1395 | Main palace | Geunjeongjeon | Joseon's foremost palace, named by Jeong Do-jeon; rebuilt by the Heungseon Daewongun after burning in the Imjin War |
| Changdeokgung | 1405 | Detached palace (East Palace) | Injeongjeon | Its Huwon rear garden blends into nature; the palace kings lived in longest · UNESCO World Heritage (1997) |
| Changgyeonggung | 1483 | Residential palace (East Palace) | Myeongjeongjeon | Built for the royal elders; demoted by Japan into 'Changgyeongwon' with a zoo and botanical garden |
| Deoksugung | 1593 | Korean Empire's main palace | Junghwajeon · Seokjojeon | Where Western-style stone halls coexist; Gojong returned here after the Agwan Move and proclaimed the Korean Empire |
| Gyeonghuigung | 1616 | Detached palace (West Palace) | Sungjeongjeon | The western palace, largely demolished during Japanese rule and much reduced in scale |