HeungnyemunHeungnyemun is a gate of the palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, South Korea.HistoryHeungnyemun is the second gate of the three gate system and entrance to the oejo . It was originally called Jeongmun, and was named Hongnyemun in 1426. After it was reconstructed, it received its current name. The name change was to avoid using an identical Hanja character as was used in the birth name of the Chinese Qianlong Emperor. It was demolished in July 1914 for the Chōsen Industrial Exhibition. In its place was built the temporary Exhibition Building No. 1, which was completed by 1915. In 1916, the Government-General of Chōsen Building began to be built in its place. After that building was demolished, Heungnyemun was reconstructed between September 11, 1997 to October 26, 2001.