The Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty (UNESCO World Heritage)

 

The Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty


Two years after proclaiming the founding of a new dynasty in 1392, King Taejo of Joseon moved the seat of his throne to Hanyang, the present-day Seoul, from Gaeseong, reneging on his earlier pledge to retain the state name and systems of Goryeo. He needed a new seat of power to rule his fledgling kingdom away from the influence of old forces. With the site of the new capital chosen, Taejo decided where to build the main palace and ordered the construction of two other key facilities - the royal ancestral shrine and the altars for the gods of land and crops - to the left and right side of the palace, respectively
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Jongmyo, the royal ancestral shrine, was to house the spirit tablets of kings and queens, and the Sajik would comprise the altars for gods of land and crops. These were state institutions as important as the main palace, where the king would reside and rule: they were sacred places that would manifest the uncontested legitimacy and authority of the dynasty endowed from the spirits of royal ancestors and the gods of nature. “Preserving the royal shrine and state altars,” therefore, meant safeguarding the dynasty itself.


The Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty

The Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty

The Royal Ancestral Shrine of the Joseon Dynasty



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