Mangwonjeong Pavilion Site

This pavilion is located in Hapjeong-dong and is a Seoul city monument, restored and managed since October 1989. In the 6th year of King Sejong's reign (1424), Prince Hyoryeong built a villa here. The following year, when King Sejong visited the western suburbs to inspect farming and stopped at the pavilion, timely rain fell, so it was named 'Huiujeong.' In the 15th year of King Seongjong's reign (1484), Prince Wolsan greatly renovated the pavilion and renamed it 'Mangwonjeong.' In the 12th year of King Yeonsangun's reign, it was expanded to seat about 1,000 people and renamed 'Suryujeong,' but in September of that year, due to the Jungjong Restoration, it was changed back to 'Mangwonjeong.' It disappeared due to the 1925 Eulchuk Great Flood and the development of the Han River, but as part of the Han River cultural heritage restoration plan, construction began in June 1988 and was completed in October 1989. The nearby neighborhood of Mangwon-dong takes its name from this pavilion.<br>