Mangwonjeong Pavilion Site망원정 터

About

Located in Hapjeong-dong, this pavilion is a Seoul Monument that was restored in October 1989 and is now maintained by the city. In the 6th year of King Sejong's reign (1424), Grand Prince Hyoryeong built a country villa here. The following year, when King Sejong stopped by the pavilion while visiting Seogyo to inspect farming, a welcome rain fell, and the pavilion was named Huiujeong (Pavilion of Joyful Rain). In the 15th year of King Seongjong's reign (1484), Grand Prince Wolsan extensively renovated it and renamed it Mangwonjeong. In the 7th month of the 12th year of Yeonsangun's reign, it was expanded to seat more than 1,000 people and renamed Suryeojeong, but after the Jungjong Restoration coup in the 9th month of that same year, it was once again named Mangwonjeong. The pavilion disappeared due to the Great Flood of 1925 and the development of the Han River, but as part of a plan to restore cultural sites along the river, reconstruction began in June 1988 and was completed in October 1989. The nearby neighborhood of Mangwon-dong takes its name from this pavilion.