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�King T'aejo,founder of the Choson �Kingdom(1392-1910), build this pavilion �erected on this artificial lake in the western �area of the kyoungbok palace..
�He named it Kyonghoeru,or Pavilion of �Joyous Meeting.
���King T'aejong(r.1400-1418) ordered his �Minister of Manufacturing and

Construction,Pak Cha-ch'ong, to enlarge both the lake and the structure.
Miniter Pak built a square island supported by long stones on which to construct the r pavilion.
Forty-eight stone pillars,sculptured with dragons,supperted the elevated floor.
Two more islets were made in the lake.
During the Japanese aggression in 1592,the original Kyonghoeru was burned dowm,leaving only the stone supports.
When Kyongbokkung was rebuilt in 1867,the fourth year of the reign of King Kojong, the pavilion was also reconstructed.

The pillars were replaced with new ones that lack the splendor of the former.
But animals were carved on the stone bridges and railings.
There are such stone structures as the Lotus Pond,Lotus Platform,and dragon-shaped conduits along the lake.
This pavilion was used for royal banquets during the Choson period and is used today for special government functions.

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