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Jongmyo
Sign in to saveJongmyo () is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period (1392–1897) for memorial services for deceased kings and queens. According to UNESCO, the shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved and the ritual ceremonies continue a tradition established in the 14th century. Such shrines existed during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period (57–668), but these have not survived. The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
Key facts
- Historic site.name
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Historic site.image
- Jeongjeon, Jongmyo (Autumn, 2012).jpg
- Historic site.caption
- Jeongjeon of Jongmyo Shrine, prior to its restoration in 2020
- Historic site.type
- Confucian royal ancestral shrine
- Historic site.mapframe
- yes
- Historic site.mapframe zoom
- 13
- Historic site.location
- 157 Jongno, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
- Historic site.area
- 200,545 m2
- Historic site.built
- From 1394
- Historic site.governing_body
- Jongmyo Management Office, Cultural Heritage Administration
- Historic site.owner
- Government of South Korea
- Historic site.designation1
- WHS
- Historic site.designation1_offname
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Historic site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Historic site.designation1_criteria
- iv
- Historic site.designation1_date
- 1995
- Historic site.designation1_number
- 738
- Historic site.designation1_free1name
- Region
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 19.4
- Official website
- jm.cha.go.kr
- Image
- Jongmyo-Jeongjeon.jpg
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- Jongmyo
- native label
- 宗廟
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- Description
- Rituals and performances
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Jongmyo () is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period (1392–1897) for memorial services for deceased kings and queens. According to UNESCO, the shrine is the oldest royal Confucian shrine preserved and the ritual ceremonies continue a tradition established in the 14th century. Such shrines existed during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period (57–668), but these have not survived. The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung lie to the north of Jongmyo. Yulgok-ro separated Jongmyo from the palaces from 1932 to 2019, until Yulgok-ro was turned into a road tunnel and the connection between Jongmyo and the palaces restored. The main buildings of Jongmyo were constructed in October 1394 when Taejo, founder and first king of Joseon, moved the capital to Hanseong (present-day Seoul). The shrine was destroyed by fire in the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), then rebuilt in early 1600s.
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