Sujeongjeon

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

{{Infobox building

| name = Sujeongjeon

| image = 경복궁 수정전 전경(궁능유적본부)-min.jpg

| caption = The building

| location = Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, South Korea

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|34|44|N|126|58|33|E|display=inline,title}}

| designations = {{Designation list

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|designation1=Treasures of South Korea

|designation1_offname=Sujeongjeon Hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace

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Sujeongjeon ({{Korean|hangul=수정전|hanja=修政殿|mr=Sujŏngjŏn|lit=Skillful Statecraft Hall}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=111}}) is a hall in the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea. It is a designated Treasure of South Korea.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2020|p=128}}

Sujeongjeon was used by various government offices over time. During the reign of Sejong the Great, it was a key facility involved in the invention of the Korean script Hangul. The building was destroyed in 1592, during the Imjin War.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2020|p=128}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=111}} One of its annex buildings had a fire in 1813.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2020|p=271}}{{Clarify|reason=How could there have been a fire here if the palace was destroyed? Was this building new?|date=April 2025}}

It was reconstructed in 1867 and used as a side hall for Sajeongjeon.{{sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|pp=119–120}} This form of the building has largely persisted to the present.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=112}} From 1872 to 1875, it stored Gojong's ritual portrait.{{sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|pp=119–120}} In 1894, it was used by the {{Ill|Reform Council|ko|군국기무처}}. Its surrounding buildings were destroyed by 1915 for the Chōsen Industrial Exhibition.{{Sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2020|p=128}} It then become the only remaining government office in the palace.{{Cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |publisher=Academy of Korean Studies |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0006221 |access-date=2025-03-01 |language=ko |trans-title=National Folk Museum of Korea |author=박대순 |script-title=ko:국립민속박물관 (國立民俗博物館)}} It became used as a museum building for various artifacts from Central Asia.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=348}} From October 4, 1966 until 1975,{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=112}} it was occupied by a predecessor to the National Folk Museum of Korea.

Unusually for a side hall, it has a large wŏldae.{{sfn|Cultural Heritage Administration|2009|p=120}}{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=111}} It has rear chimneys, which likely allowed for the use of ondol heated floors.{{Sfn|Seoul Historiography Institute|2022b|p=112}}