Yeongyeongdang Hall is located to the northwest of Aeryeonji Pond. The name of Yeongyeongdang Hall means “to widespread the happy ceremony,” which was originally the name of men’s living quarters and later came to refer to the entire complex and buildings.
The hall was built on the site of Jinjangkak Hall in 1827. Crown Prince Hyomyeong, the son of King Sunjo, built the hall to hold the ceremony to confer the posthumous title of King Sunjo. According to the “Seungjeongwon Diary”, the hall was later newly built in 1846 and repaired in 1865. The hall was built in the architectural style of the upper-class nobleman's residence at the time. Generally, the house of a nobleman at that time was divided into men’s quarters and women’s quarters. They were separated by a fence standing at the center of the courtyard. Furthermore, it consists of the main building, a detached building for servants, a rear garden, a pond, and a small but elegant pavilion. Although the house of noble men was limited to 99-kan (kan is the unit of measuring the space between columns), Yeongyeongdang Hall had around 120-kan.
At first glance, Yeongyeongdang Hall might not stand out from other homes. It lacked the "Dancheong", the traditional Korean multicolored paintwork on wooden buildings, seen on other structures in the palace. But that makes it stand out more from the surrounding structures. It was constructed with the skills and technology of the palace construction used at that time which exhibit a sophisticated elegant appearance in terms of their structure and detailed decoration.
After Yeongyeongdang was renovated by Emperor Gojong, it was used for political purposes by hosting foreign diplomatic ministers and holding banquets. Due to the unique architectural value of Yeongyeongdang, it is currently designated as Treasure No. 1770.