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It was my third time going to Gyeong Bok Palace which has a meaning of great fortune. First, we got together, separated teams and watched Gwang hwa moon. It was my first time seeing it after it got rebuilt, so it looked very new. Since Gwang hwa moon was so big, I felt a little puny.
After that, I got to watch Geun jeong jeon which is the main building of the palace which is also called Beob jeon. It was very high and looked like it had two roofs, but it was actually that Geun jeong jeon was a very tall one story building. Next to that, I saw Sa jeong jeon. it was the private office of the King. I felt bad for the King while looking at Sa jeong jeon, because the King would have had to study a lot. Together with that, I saw Gang neong jeon which was where the King lived. Gyo tae jeon was where the queen lived. They both didn't have dragon ridges because King ment dragon, and there was no need for there to be two kings.Behind Gyo tae jeon I saw Amisan. It looked a little lonely, and not that pretty. It was there because the queen couldn't go out. Finally, I saw Gyeong hoe ru which was a pavillion where the king would have ceremonies. It was very beautiful together with the water and building. I didn't get to see Ja kyung jeon and Hyang won jeon which was where the King's mother lived and where the Royal family would rest because it was far away. I heard about Queen Min's story of her getting murdered by Japan because she wanted relationship with Russia.
While seeing Gyeng Bok Palace, I thought that it contained beauty, but also tragedy because of it getting burned and Queen Min's story. However, still Gyeong Bok Palace was very beautiful because of the colorful Dan Chung, the buildings, garden, and the pond near Gyeong hoe ru. |