Address : 5-1,Jeong-dong,Jung-gu,Seoul (Zip code : 100-120) Business hours: March ~ October   09:00 ~ 18:00                    (weekends- 09:00 ~ 19:00)                November ~ February   09:00 ~ 17:30 (all week) Facilities: Daehanmun Gate, Geumcheongyo Bridge, Junghwamun Gate,                Junghwajeon Hall, Gwangmyeongmun Gate, Geummyeongdang                Hall, Seokeodang Hall, Deokhongjeon Hall, Hamnyeongjeon Hall,                Jeonggwanhyeon Nearby tourist attractions: Jeongdong Church (0.1 km, Historic Site No.                256), Former Russian Legation (0.2 km, Historic Site No. 253),                Sejong Cultural Center (1 km) Transportation : (1) subway -> 5 minutes walk from City Hall Subway                 Station on Subway Line 1(exit 2) or 2(exit 3)                (2) bus -> Get off at City Hall stop and 2-5 minutes walk This palace was originally built as a villa for Prince Wolsan-daegun, an older brother of King Seongjong. A century later, as all the royal palaces within Seoul had been destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592, King Seonjo resided here temporarily in 1593 when he returned to Seoul. The palace became known as the "West Palace." Gwanghaegun, the next king, held his coronation here in 1608 and renamed this temporary palace "Gyeong-un-gung" in 1611. He then moved to there built Changdeokgung Palace in 1615, leaving his stepmother Queen Inmok-daebi to live here. When Lord Gwanghaegun was overthrown by King Injo in 1623, the new king held his coronation at this palace as well. However, King Injo then moved his residence to Changdeokgung Palace,and Gyeong-un-gung remained a subsidiary for 270 years. After a 13-month sojourn in the Russian Legation, King Gojong returned to this palace in 1897 and used it as his primary residence. In July of 1907, after he was forced by the Japanese to abdicate in favour of his son, King Sunjong, the palace was given its present name of Deoksugung, or "The Palace of Virtuous Long Life", in honor of the retired king. King Gojong continued to live here after the new king had moved the seat of government to Changdeokgung palace. King Gojong died in Hamnyeongjeon Hall of Deoksugung palace on January 22, 1919, just before the historic nationwide anti-Japanese Independence Movement of March 1, 1919. Inside the entrance gate (Daehanmun Gate), Junghwajeon Hall, Jeukjodang Hall, Seokeodang Hall, and Hamnyeongjeon Hall greet visitors. The Heungcheonsa Bell and a statue of King Sejong stand within the compound. Seokjojeon Hall is an example of old western-style architecture, and it is now used as the Court Relics Museum.