First named Daeanmun and renamed Daehanmun in 1906, this gate is the main entrance of Deoksugung and is said to have stood in front of the Jeunghwamun gate. It was because of city planning that the palace was moved westward from its original position and the walls were also moved back. Daehanmun, like the front gate of Changgyeonggung palace, faces east. It is the only example of a one -story palace front gate. The gate is 3 kan wide and 2 kan deep. The eaves of its hipped-and-gabled roof are supported by multi-cluster brackets. The base and stairs of the gate are now buried underground. The calligraphy for Daehanmun gate was done by Nam Jong-cheol, a high ranking official during King Gojong's reign.
덕수궁 - 왕궁 수문장 교대의식
The Daehanmun (Gate)
First named Daeanmun and renamed Daehanmun in 1906, this gate is the main entrance of Deoksugung and is said to have stood in front of the Jeunghwamun gate. It was because of city planning that the palace was moved westward from its original position and the walls were also moved back. Daehanmun, like the front gate of Changgyeonggung palace, faces east. It is the only example of a one -story palace front gate. The gate is 3 kan wide and 2 kan deep. The eaves of its hipped-and-gabled roof are supported by multi-cluster brackets. The base and stairs of the gate are now buried underground. The calligraphy for Daehanmun gate was done by Nam Jong-cheol, a high ranking official during King Gojong's reign.
우연한 기회에 덕수궁 대한문앞에서 진행되는
왕궁 수문장 교대의식을 보게 됐다.
덕수궁은 몇번 와 본적은 있지만 그때마다 대충 봤던 기억이 난다.
대략 30여분간 진행된 교대의식은 시작과 함께 모인주변 시민들과
덕수궁을 찾았던 외국인들이 사진을 찍으면 신기하게 바라보았다.
의식이 끝나고 뒤돌아 서는데 문뜩 이런 생각이 들었다.
한국에 살면서도 한국을 잘 모르는 내 자신이 어찌나 부끄럽던지...
얼마전 생전 처음으로 해외 여행을 다녀온 뒤로 그때 찍었던
사진들과 머리속에 남은 기억들을 되짚어 보며 추억에 빠져들곤
했었다. 그때마다 내가 잘 알지 못하는 우리나라의 모습을
둘러 보리라 다짐을 하곤 했는데. 덕수궁앞에서의 우연한
기회가 내 마음을 더 채찍질 하는듯 하는듯 싶다. ^^
틈날때마다 해야지하고 생각해 왔던일듯... 이제 조금씩 해보며
지내야 겠다. 나중에 나중에를 외치며 살아 왔는데...
나이 들수록 여유가 더 없어 지는것 같다.
오늘을 계기로 지금은 조금 힘들어도 현재를 살아 가도록
노력해야 겠다는 생각을 다시금 떠올려 본다.