Injeongmun

Injeongmun (Korean: 인정문; Hanja: 仁政門; MR: Injŏngmun) is a gate inside the palace Changdeokgung in Seoul, South Korea. It is the front gate to the palace's main building Injeongjeon.^[2] Injeongmun is a designated Treasure of South Korea.^[3] It has corridors to its left and right that eventually angle and form a trapezoid.^[2]

Injeongmun
The gate (2008)
Interactive map of Injeongmun
General information
Location	Changdeokgung, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates	37.578°N 126.991°E / 37.578; 126.991
Completed	Mid-1400s
Designations
Treasures of South Korea
Official name	Injeongmun Gate of Changdeokgung Palace
Designated	1985-01-08[1]
Korean name
Hangul	인정문
Hanja	仁政門
RR	Injeongmun
MR	Injŏngmun

History

There is no record of when it was built, but it is presumed to have been completed around the time of the palace's founding (in the first decade of the 1400s). Its corridors were constructed from 1418 to 1419; King Sejong (r. 1418–1450) was so displeased with them that he ordered them demolished and had the construction supervisor imprisoned. The corridors were rebuilt afterwards.^[2]

The gate was destroyed in 1592 during the Imjin War and rebuilt during the reign of King Gwanghaegun (r. 1608–1623).^[2] Its corridors were rebuilt in 1647.^[4] It burned down in 1744 and was rebuilt in 1745;^[5] this version has persisted until the present.^[6] The gate and corridors were restored to their pre-colonial states from 1992 to 1996.^[7]