Changdeokgung
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How it came to be
In 1404 King Taejong of Joseon moved the capital back from Kaesong to Hanyang, today's Seoul, and ordered a secondary palace apart from the main palace, Gyeongbokgung. Work began that year, and the first phase was finished in 1405. The palace was named Changdeokgung, the Palace of Prospering Virtue.
Its buildings follow the lie of the land at the foot of Mount Baegaksan, and its rear garden holds more than 56,000 trees and plants. Though it ranked below Gyeongbokgung, most kings preferred to live here.
When every palace in the city burned in the war of 1592, Changdeokgung was the first to be rebuilt, and for about 250 years it served as the dynasty's main palace. Sunjong, the last king, who took the throne in 1907, made it his official palace. It was inscribed in 1997.
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