Reconstruction of royal guesthouse during Korean Empire

Reconstruction of royal guesthouse during Korean Empire

This photo, taken Sept. 25, 2023, shows Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Seoul's Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), after it was reconstructed to its original shape. The construction of the two-story building, known to have been first built during the reign of Emperor Gojong around 1901, was part of the Cultural Heritage Administration's broader plan to restore the original states of royal palaces, which were damaged during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)

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