Hyangwonjeong

{{Short description|Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, South Korea}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Hyangwonjeong

| image = Gyeongbokgung 20141015 02 (15524420256).jpg

| caption = The building in the fall (2014)

| location = Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, South Korea

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|34|56|N|126|58|37|E|display=inline,title}}

| embedded = {{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=향원정

|hanja=香遠亭

|rr=Hyangwonjeong

|mr=Hyangwŏnjŏng

|child=yes

}}

| designations = {{Designation list

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|designation1=Treasures of South Korea

|designation1_offname=Hyangwonjeong Pavilion of Gyeongbokgung Palace

|designation1_date=2012-03-02{{Cite website |title=Hyangwonjeong Pavilion of Gyeongbokgung Palace |url=https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=12&ccebAsno=17610000&sCcebCtcd=11&pageIndex=1&searchWrd=HYANGWONJEONG |website=Korea Heritage Service |access-date=2025-04-21}}

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Hyangwonjeong ({{Korean|hangul=향원정|hanja=香遠亭|lit=Far-spreading Fragrance Pavilion}}{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=69}}) is a pavilion in the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}}

The building is a two-story hexagonal pavilion on an island in the pond Hyangwonji ({{Korean/auto|hangul=향원지|hanja=香遠池|labels=no}}) that was used for leisure.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}}{{Sfn|김웅호|2022a|p=138}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}} It was built some time between 1867 and 1873.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}} The building is named for a phrase in the Chinese text {{Ill|Ailianshuo|zh|愛蓮說}}.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=69}} In 1894, Western missionaries demonstrated figure skating to the royal family on the frozen pond.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}} Various temporary buildings were constructed around the pond for the 1929 Chōsen Exhibition.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=378}} The bridge to the pavilion, Chwihyanggyo ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^취향교|hanja=醉香橋|mr=yes|lit=Intoxicated by Fragrance Bridge|litref={{sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}}|labels=no}}), was completed in 1873.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}} It was the longest wooden bridge built over a pond during the Joseon period.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}} The bridge was initially located to the north of the pavilion,{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=146}}{{Sfn|Kim|1997|p=71}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}} but after it was destroyed by a bombing during the 1950–1953 Korean War,{{Sfn|김웅호|2022a|p=138}} it was rebuilt to the south side in 1953. In 2021, the bridge was restored to its original location.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=94}}