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Gyeongbokgung Palace was the main royal palace of Korea's [[Joseon Dynasty]] up until its destruction in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. Completed in [[1395]], its name means roughly "the Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven."
Gyeongbokgung Palace was the main royal palace of Korea's [[Joseon Dynasty]] up until its destruction in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. Completed in [[1395]], its name means roughly "the Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven."
Abandoned for some 270 years, the palace was rebuilt and brought back into use by the royal family in the 1860s. It was then taken over by Japanese colonial authorities in the early 20th century.
==History==
==History==
On [[1895]]/10/8, a group of Japanese made their way into Gonnyeonghap, a building within the palace compound, and murdered [[Empress Myeongseong]] and many of her ladies-in-waiting and handmaids; reportedly, they could not be sure whether the empress was disguised as a handmaid, and so killed them all to be sure.<ref>"Remembering Empress Myeongseong" exhibition, gallery labels & video, Gonnyeonghap, Gyeongbokgung Palace, June 2017.</ref>
On [[1895]]/10/8, a group of Japanese made their way into Gonnyeonghap, a building within the palace compound, and murdered [[Empress Myeongseong]] and many of her ladies-in-waiting and handmaids; reportedly, they could not be sure whether the empress was disguised as a handmaid, and so killed them all to be sure.<ref>"Remembering Empress Myeongseong" exhibition, gallery labels & video, Gonnyeonghap, Gyeongbokgung Palace, June 2017.</ref>
Gyeongbokgung became home to the chief residence of the Japanese [[Governor-General of Korea]] during the [[Colonial Korea|Japanese colonial occupation of Korea]], and was used for a number of colonial events, such as a 1915 Joseon Production Promotion Expo, held in celebration of the fifth anniversary of Japanese control.
Gyeongbokgung became home to the chief residence of the Japanese [[Governor-General of Korea]] during the [[Colonial Korea|Japanese colonial occupation of Korea]], and was used for a number of colonial events, such as a 1915 Joseon Production Promotion Expo, held in celebration of the fifth anniversary of Japanese control, and the 1929 Chôsen Exhibition, a colonial counterpart to the [[Bunten]] (Ministry of Education Exhibitions) being held in [[Tokyo]].
In conjunction with the construction of the Governor-General's headquarters in 1927, the Gwanghwamun Gate was moved to the eastern side of the compound, and various other changes were made.
In conjunction with the construction of the Governor-General's headquarters in 1927, the Gwanghwamun Gate was moved to the eastern side of the compound, and various other changes were made.