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Today was a very nice day because I was happy to learn about the history and features of Gyeongun palace. I didn't know much about Gyeongun palace before. Now I would like to talk about the features. The main gate of Gyeongun palace, 대화문, was very large. The first time I saw it I feel its great power. There was a stone bridge, 하마비, which we walked on. There were 정화전, 정명당 and 석조존. I like 정화문 and 정관헌. 정화문 is the gate to enter 정화전.
Choseon was the king's country, and not the emperor's country. On the signboard of 정화문, the letters were written in gold, which represents the emperor. The signboards of other palaces are written in white.
I was surprised that king 고종 called himself an emperior. 정관헌 is the western building where king 고종 liked to drink coffee. It was built by Russian architects. At that time, people didn't know how to drink coffee, so they drank it in one shot. Anyways, I think 경운 palace is different from the other palaces. I hope I can learn more about this palace.
* Good job! Watch out for your use of past and present tenses |
