Joseon dynasty begins construction of Gyeongbokgung Palace
1393
Yi Seong-gye, now King Taejo, laid the foundations of the Palace of Shining Happiness in the new capital of Hanyang. Designed according to Confucian geomancy - mountains behind, river before - Gyeongbokgung would serve as the seat of Korean government for five centuries, its elegant pavilions rising and falling with the dynasty's fortunes.
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.