Anhak Palace

The Anhak Palace was the royal residence of the Goguryeo kingdom after the capital was moved to Pyongyang. Originally built in 427 AD, the palace is located in the Taesong district of Pyongyang, North Korea,[1] at the foot of Mount Taesong.[2]

Anhak Palace
Chosŏn'gŭl
안학궁
Hancha
安鶴宮
Revised RomanizationAnhakgung
McCune–ReischauerAnhakkung

The layout of the palace closely followed the Chinese architecture system and its Confucian principles.[1] The palace was built after the transfer of the capital to Pyongyang, during which political groups familiar with Chinese culture became a new bureaucratic group under the king's patronage.[3]

The palace is surrounded by a wall, 2,488 metres (8,163 ft) in total circumference, one side being 622 metres (2,041 ft) long. The total area of the palace is 380,000 square metres (4,100,000 sq ft). Three streams flow down the mountain; one leading into a pond within the palace, the other two filling moats to the east and west of the complex.[2] The palace featured landscaped gardens.

References
  1. A. Schinz Dr., E. Dege Prof. Dr. (September 1990). "P'yŏngyang — ancient and modern —the capital of North Koreangyang — ancient and modern —the capital of North Korea". GeoJournal. 22 (1): 21–32. doi:10.1007/BF02428536. ISSN 1572-9893.
  2. "Site of the Anhak Palace". KCNA. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. Ki-Hwan, Lim (June 2007). "고구려 평양 도성의 정치적 성격 /The Political Characteristics of Pyeongyang, The Capital of Goguryeo". The Journal of Korean History. 137: 1–32. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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