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dowless rooms which are usually locked. On the right-hand side of the main entrance is
Gonsindang, which houses the spirit tablets of 83 meritorious subjects.
The smaller shrine, Yeongnyeongjeon OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (Hall of Eternal Peace),
built in 1421, has 34 spirit tablets of lesser kings in six rooms. These include four ancest-
ors of King Taejo (the founder of the Joseon dynasty) who were made kings posthum-
ously. Behind this building a footbridge leads over to Changgyeonggung.
Jongmyo Daeje
On the first Sunday in May the Yi clan, descendants of the Joseon kings, enact this cere-
mony, making lavish offerings of food and drink to the spirits of their royal ancestors.
Starting at 11.30am with a procession from Gwanghwamun Square to the shrine, the cere-
mony culminates seven hours later at the main shrine Jeongjeon.
DON'T MISS
» Jeongjeon
» Yeongnyeongjeon
PRACTICALITIES
» OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
» http://jm.cha.go.kr
» adult/child ₩1000/500
»
9am-5pm Wed-Mon Mar-Oct, to 4.30pm Wed-Mon Nov-Feb
»
Line 1, 3 or 5 to Jongno 3-ga, Exit 11
 
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