Gyeonghuigung Palace is located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. It is the site of Gyeonghuigung Palace, which was a secondary palace in the late Joseon Dynasty. Changdeokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace are called Donggung Palace, while Gyeonghuigung Palace is called Seogung Palace. The kings have used it as a place to take charge of political affairs since the reign of King Injo.

Gyeonghuigung Palace is known as the palace built by King Gwanghae in the late Joseon Dynasty. Its original name was Gyeongdeokgung Palace, which was renamed by King Yeongjo as it was pronounced similar to the posthumous name of King Wonjong. Initially, it was a large palace that was built with a lot of halls. However, its halls were mostly burned down in 1829. The remaining buildings were torn down during the Japanese Occupation. The palace was severely damaged and reduced to its current size.

Gyeonghuigung Palace has five gates: Heunghwamun Gate, the main gate; Heungwonmun Gate, the east gate; Mudeokmun Gate, the north gate; Sunguimun Gate; and Gaeyangmun Gate, the south gate. In addition, there are more than 100 large and small buildings, including Sungjeongjeon Hall, Jeonghyeonjeon Hall, Jeongjeon Hall, Jungbokjeon Hall, and Songnyeonjeon Hall. Also, Gyeonghuigung Palace has a different building arrangement from Gyeongbokgung Palace. Instead of building the inner and outer courts in a vertical line, they were built side by side in Gyeonghuigung Palace. Furthermore, it’s usual to see the main gate of a palace in the right corner. Perhaps it’s because it is a detached palace, which allows it to be built differently from the formal palace architecture style.

Gyeonghuigung Palace completely lost its status when it was turned over to the Japanese Government-General of Korea in 1910. The temples in Gyeonghuigung Palace were later used for completely different purposes than the palaces, including the Gyeongseong Middle School Teacher Training Center (currently the Seoul High School), the main hall of Jogyesa Temple, lecture rooms, and the main gate of the hotel. Currently, Gyeonghuigung Palace has been partially restored to its original form through the restoration project of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.