Hyojong Yeongreungjaesil, Yeoju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1532

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2007

Location

여주시, 경기도— 경기도 여주시 능서면 왕대리 907-1

Coordinates

37.311191, 127.610139

This is a tomb keeper’s house at Nyeongneung, the tomb of King Hyojong (1619-1659, r. 1649-1659), the 17th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, and of his wife, Queen Inseon, or Lady Jang. It was used for storing ceremonial utensils and preparing food and other offerings for memorial ceremonies. Ritual officiants also readied themselves for ceremonies or rested here. When he died in 1659, King Hyojong was buried at Ingneung, west of Geonwolleung, the tomb of King Taejo, the founding monarch of Joseon, in Yangju-gun Gyeonggi-do. As cracks appeared on stone sculptures, however, his tomb was moved to the present location and renamed Nyeongneung in 1763. This house was also moved at this time. It represents important aspects of Joseon royal graveyard architecture. It has been preserved successfully unlike comparable facilities on most other royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty, which generally suffered damage and lost their original form during the Japanese Colonial Period and Korean War in the early half of the 20th century.

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