Opening of rebuilt Korean Empire guesthouse

Opening of rebuilt Korean Empire guesthouse

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg delivers a congratulatory speech during the opening ceremony for the rebuilt Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2023. The two-story building, originally constructed during the reign of Emperor Gojong around 1901, was reconstructed as 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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