Palais de Corée

『Palais』 est un livre de voyage historique facile qui présente cinq palais à Séoul.

L'histoire du bâtiment dans ce livre est accompagnée du contenu des Annales de la dynastie Joseon. Gyeongbokgung a été incendié lors de l'invasion japonaise de la Corée en 1592 et est resté en ruines pendant 273 ans jusqu'à ce qu'il soit reconstruit par le roi Gojong. Jusque-là, Changdeokgung et Gyeonghuigung étaient les principaux palais de Joseon. Après la proclamation de l'empire coréen, le palais Gyeongungung (palais Deoksugung) est devenu le palais impérial. Nous pouvons comprendre l'histoire de la 519e année de Joseon en confirmant ce qui s'est passé, qui est né et mort et quels ordres politiques ont été donnése. L'apparence du palais est exprimée en aquarelles plutôt qu'en photographies, vous pouvez donc lire ce livre comme si vous regardiez un livre d'images et les tuiles et le dancheong ont été réinterprétés avec une touche moderne plutôt que leurs couleurs d'origine.

Korean Palaces

- Always Ben Here

Palaces are a space which were protected by people over over 500 years in the Joseon era. There are five palaces in Seoul: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Gyeongheegung Palace. Korean Palaces is a story with a different perspective, featuring the people and buildings of the Joseon Dynasty rather than focusing on the architectural characteristics of the palaces.

Korean Palaces is an easy travel book introducing the five palaces in Seoul. As the subtitle, "always been here", says, these palaces have lived in this world for more than 600 years and remember the time they spent with Korean ancestors. Over the course of time, the palaces were burned, disappeared, and were restored, and in that sense, palaces are a history of Joseon. Understanding Joseon through these palaces will help people understand the future of Korea. The stories about buildings in this book feature quotes from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. ​In the case of Gyeongbokgung Palace, it was burned down during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and was left as a ruin for 273 years until King Gojong rebuilt it. Changedeokgung Palace and Gyeongheegung Palace undertook the role of main palace until it was rebuilt and later, when the Korean Empire was declared, Gyeongungung Palace (Deoksugung Palace) acted as the main palace. Through stories of what happened, who was born, who died and what kind of political order was in place, readers will be able to understand the 519 years of the Joseon Dynasty. The palaces are shown in water paintings rather than photographs, generating the sensation of reading a picture book, and "Giwa"(tile) and "Dancheong" (multi-colored painting on wood) are colored with a modern interpretation rather than their original colors. This book helps the reader to understand the history of Joseon and its palaces, perhaps making them feel a little closer to the old buildings.

궁은 서울에 있는 5개의 궁을 소개하는 쉬운 역사 여행 책이다. 나는 항상 이곳에 있었다라는 책의 표지처럼 궁들은 600년이 넘는 그 시간들을 선조들과 같이 보냈고 기억하고 있다. 시간의 흐름 속에 불타고, 없어지고 다시 지어진 조선의 역사이며 대한민국의 조상으로 궁을 통해 조선을 이해하고 그 이해를 바탕으로 앞으로의 대한민국을 볼 수 있을 것이다.

이 책의 건물 이야기에는 조선왕조실록의 내용이 함께한다. 경복궁은 임진왜란 때 불에 모두 타 고종이 다시 지을 때까지 273년을 폐허 속에 있었고 창덕궁과 경희궁이 조선의 정궁의 역할을 했고 대한제국이 선포되면서부터는 경운궁(덕수궁)이 황궁이 된다. 이렇게 어떤 일이 일어났는지 누가 태어나고 죽었고 어떤 정치적 명령이 내려졌는지를 확인하면서 조선 519년의 역사를 이해할 수 있다. 궁의 모습은 사진이 아닌 수채화로 표현되어 한 편의 그림책을 보듯 궁을 읽을 수 있고 기와나 단청은 원래의 색이 아닌 현대 느낌으로 재해석했다.