Yuksanggung Shrine, Seoul

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.149

Category

유적지

Era

조선 영조 1년(1725)

Designated year

1966

Location

종로구, 서울특별시— 서울 종로구 창의문로 12 (궁정동)

Coordinates

37.585467, 126.973553

Yuksanggung is the shrine for Concubine Choe, who was one of the consorts of King Sukjong and the mother of King Yeongjo. The shrine was named Sukbinmyo when it was built in the first year of the reign of King Yeongjo (1725) and renamed Yuksanggung in the 20th year of the reign of King Yeongjo with the intention of giving higher status to it. It was burnt down in the 19th year of the reign of King Gojong (1882) but rebuilt the following year. It is also called “Chilgung,” which means seven shrines, because seven shrines located across different regions were assembled here in 1908. The seven shrines -- Yuksanggung, Jeogyeonggung, Daebingung, Yeonhogung, Seonhuigung, Gyeongugung, and Deogangung -- are dedicated to the tablets of seven mothers of kings who never became queens officially. On the left of Yuksanggung surrounded by a small wall, four respective shrines stand facing each other. The places for memorial rite, ahead of which is the front gate, are located in front of the shrines. Showing the typical style of a Korean garden, the yard around the shrines boasts of neat and simple beauty.

Location