조선총독부의 경복궁 청사 건립 과정

Abstract

This paper examined the construction process of the Building of the Governor-General of Korea, Seoul during the Japanese colonial period. The central organizations reorganized during the Residency-General period were distributed in each area of Seoul including Jeong-dong, Eulji-ro, etc. But there were insufficient office areas as the employees who belonged to the government general had increased since it was installed. For this reason, the government got to plan the new construction of the Building of the Governor-General of Korea, Seoul in Gyeongbokgung Palace for integrating the distributed central organizations and facilitating colonial rule. The reasons that the government decided to locate the building of the government general in Gyeongbokgung Palace were as follow: First, the periphery of Gyeongbokgung Palace was a major transportation point. Especially, the Yukjo Street in front of Gwanghwamun Gate was the largest main street in Seoul. Second, Gyeongbokgung Palace was empty after Korea royal refuge at the Russian legation in 1896 and was abandoned due to poor management. As a result, it has become a kind of 'public land' that can be used by a banquet hall and the general public. Third, This is because the location conditions were met, such as the fact that the Governor-General was entrusted with the authority over Gyeongbokgung Palace, which the Joseon royal family had.. The government general established the construction plan of the government office building from 1910 to 1916, received approval from Government of Japan, and arranged the construction work in earnest. The construction of the Japanese General Government Building was the national project. The governor took lead all the ceremonies and events that occurred in the construction process. The inspector general of state affairs directly requested the Ministry of the Treasury in Japan to support the construction plan of the government office building for the speedy completion. As a result, the exterior construction work was completed in 1924, the interior construction work was done in 1925 and the whole departments of the government general that had been distributed in Seoul were extensively moved in 1926. The completion of the government general was late celebrated on October 1. It was because this day was the administrative policy anniversary date of the government general. Meanwhile, the relocation of Gwanghwamun Gate was carried out in the Construction Process of Government office building of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Originally, the demolition was planned, but due to opposition from such as Koreans and Japanese intellectuals Yanagi Muneyoshi(柳宗悅), the policy was changed in 1923. In 1924, the relocation plan was embodied through the announcement of into the Gyeongbokgung Palace, and In 1926, the relocation near Geonchunmun Gate was announced. The relocation work began in August of the same year, and the complete dismantling and relocation was completed in September 1927. In addition, the southern wall connected to Gwanghwamun was demolished, making it impossible to find the former Gyeongbokgung Palace, which was the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty.