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Jeukjodang Hall

Jeukjodang Hall
Jeukjodang Hall is where King Injo was crowned. To commemorate King Injo’s coronation, King Youngjo stopped by at Jeukjodang and wrote a signboard saying ‘GyehyeJeukjodang’, it is where the name of the place originated. ‘GyehyeJeukjodang’ means ‘Injo, the King crowned in the year Gyehye’. When Emperor Gojong returned to Deoksugung Palace after his escape to the Russian legation, he chose Jeukjodang as a main throne hall because there was no other proper halls for it. And he changed its name Jeukjodang to Taegeukjeon. However, after Junghwajeon was built in 1902, its name was changed back to Jeukjodang again from Taegeukjeon. The original building was destroyed during the 1904 Deoksugung Fire and today’s Jeokjodang was rebuilt in 1905.

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It was during the Japanese invasion of 1592, when King Seonjo (1567~1608) adopted Jeukjodang as his temporary residence, that Gyeongungung (Deoksugung) first became home to a Joseon king. Jeukjodang served as the main throne hall from 1897, when King Gojong left the Russian legation and returned to Gyeongungung, until 1902, when Junghwajeon was built. Jeukjodang was destroyed by fire in 1904, and Gojong lamented the loss because he had preserved the hall with utmost care.Juryeon is a writing that is stuck to a wall or column. Jeukjodang Juryeon says envoys from different countries wishing for Emperor Gojong’s wellness and asking for the Empire’s doing when the Korean Empire was first established.The name ‘Jeukjodang’ was given because this is the place where King Injo was crowned.