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Today, I went to the Gyeongun Palace. The real name of Deoksu Palace is Gyeongun Palace. King Gojong changed its name. It's famous for its stone wall road. It's very unique because it has western styled buildings, unlike other palaces. Gyeongun Palace was the house of the older brother of King Seongjong. I learned about at the JungHwaJeon, which is where the King's throne is. Behind of the folding screen, there is secret door which the King can hide. The most interesting place was
Jeonggwanheon. Gojong enjoyed drinking coffee.
Jeonggwanheon was the place where Gojong had coffee. When coffee was imported to Korea for the first time, people didn't know how to drink it. Because it was so rare. So when Gojong and his officials drank coffee,the officials poured the hot coffee into a small liquor glass and drank it down. It was very funny.
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