I will be writing about Gyeongbokgung and it's buildings in overall. There were five palaces during the Joseon Dynasty and Gyeongbokgung is the largest one. The palace can be divided into three sections. Gwanghwamun is the main gate of the palace, and there are two more gates inside. A part of the outer palace, Geujeongjeon is where national events such as coronations, royal weddings and envoy receptions were held. Behind it there is Sajeongjeon which is more of the king's daily work office. As for the inner palace there is Gangneongjeon, the king's living quarter. Gyotaejeon is the queen's. The two buildings do not have a dragon ridge, for the dragon symbolizes the king and the king actually stayed in the building so there was no need for two. Jageongjeon is the place Heungseon Dawongun built for the king's mother. Gyeonghoeru is a big pavilion for hosting parties. They held a lot of parties there, and entertained envoys mostly from China. It has 48 pillars, the outer pillars square and the inner ones round. This comes from the Yin and Yang theory. Hyangwonjeong is also a resting place, more private and for the royal family. the pond surrounding it is square and the island is round, also coming from the Yin and Yang theory, meaning that the sky, heaven is round and the earth is square. The palace is very large and has more rooms than what I have just said, and the kings of Joseon must have had a grand life living here. It was very interesting to learn about Gyeongbokgung and I hope there will be another great lesson tomorrow.

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