On passing through the Myeongjeonmun Gate, visitors would walk through a courtyard containing the typical
pathway (with the elevated middle aisle for the king) to reach the main hall. Originally built in 1484 as a living quarters for the dowager queens, it is smaller than the
main halls at Changdeokgung and
Gyeongbokgung. Rebuilt in 1616 after the Japanese burned it during the invasion, it is now the oldest main hall of all Seoul's palaces.
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