Jeongjeon

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Jeongjeon is the principal ceremonial hall of Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine, where ancestral tablets of Joseon Dynasty kings and queens are enshrined and Confucian rites are performed.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yeongnyeongjeon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confucian ritual building
ceremonial hall
cultural heritage site
architecturalStyle traditional Korean wooden architecture
associatedDynasty Joseon Dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedIntangibleHeritage Jongmyo Jeryeak (royal ancestral ritual music) NERFINISHED
associatedRitual Jongmyo Jerye NERFINISHED
associatedWith Joseon royal family NERFINISHED
city Seoul NERFINISHED
country South Korea
culturalContext Korean Confucianism NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Korea NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo ancestral spirits of Joseon kings
ancestral spirits of Joseon queens
function enshrinement of royal ancestral tablets
performance of state-level ancestral rites
hasCulturalValue important example of Confucian ritual space planning
symbol of Joseon royal ancestral worship system
hasPart front courtyard
main hall platform
spirit chambers (myoshil) NERFINISHED
stone terrace (woldae)
heritageDesignation Historic Site of South Korea NERFINISHED
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Jongmyo Shrine) NERFINISHED
languageOfName Korean
locatedInComplex Jongmyo Shrine complex NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod Joseon Dynasty NERFINISHED
location Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea NERFINISHED
material stone
wood
near Changdeokgung Palace NERFINISHED
Changgyeonggung Palace NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of South Korea NERFINISHED
partOf Jongmyo Shrine NERFINISHED
preservationStatus well-preserved historic structure
religion Confucianism
romanization Jeongjeon NERFINISHED
romanizationMcCuneReischauer Chŏngjŏn NERFINISHED
romanizationRevised Jeongjeon NERFINISHED
roofStyle giwa-tiled gabled roof
significance main venue of Jongmyo Jerye royal ancestral rites
principal ceremonial hall of Jongmyo Shrine
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995
use Confucian memorial ceremonies
royal ancestral rites
storage of royal ancestral tablets
usedFor state ceremonies on special occasions

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Jongmyo Shrine mainHall Jeongjeon
Jongmyo Shrine secondaryHall Jeongjeon
this entity surface form: Yeongnyeongjeon