Key elements of long-lost royal shrine unveiled after repatriation

Key architectural elements of Gwanwoldang were unveiled to the public on Monday, offering a rare look at a long-displaced piece of Korea’s architectural heritage. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation is presenting “The Return of Gwanwoldang: Walking Through Time” at Gyejodang Hall in Gyeongbokgung. The special exhibition comprehensively documents the disassembling and repatriation of Gwanwoldang, which had remained in Japan for about 100 years. Believed to have been built in the late