This palace was built using the slanted geography of the surrounding mountain, has traditional beauty in its architecture and a lot of historical significance.

[citation needed] For a time, it was of a considerable size, even to the point of having an arched bridge connecting it to Deoksugung.

Two major structures of the former palace — the Sungjeongjeon throne hall and the Heunghwamun gate — were disassembled and moved to other parts of Seoul.

Reconstruction started in the 1990s as part of the South Korean government's initiative to rebuild the "Five Grand Palaces" that were heavily destroyed by the Japanese.

However, due to urban growth and decades of neglect, the government was only able to reconstruct around 33% of the former Palace.

Jajeongjeon (자정전; 資政殿) is a hall restored following depictions in Seogwoldoan [ko].