Unhyeongung

Unhyeongung
Map
General information
Address114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno District
Town or citySeoul
CountrySouth Korea
Website
www.unhyeongung.or.kr/en/ (in English)
Korean name
Hangul
운현궁
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUnhyeongung
McCune–ReischauerUnhyŏnkung

Unhyeongung (Korean운현궁), also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, is a former Korean royal residence located at 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea. It was formerly the residence of the Heungseon Daewongun a prince regent of Korea during the Joseon period in the 19th century, and father of Emperor Gojong. Gojong himself also lived in this residence until age 12 when he assumed the throne.[1][2] It is currently a museum and is open to the public free of charge.

  1. ^ "Imagine Your Korea : Official site". VisitKorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  2. ^ Lee, Sun-min (18 September 2010). "This is no ordinary Chuseok". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)