Chapter 2 KOR3693

건국

founding (of a country)

태조

1st Joseon king

수도

capital city

궁궐 (or 궁)

palace

법궁

primary palace

조선왕조

Joseon royal dynasty

기틀

foundation

마련하다

provide

대표적인

representative/most well known

동쪽

East

임진왜란

The 1592 Japanese invasion

소실되다

(passive) to be destroyed

중건되다

(passive) to be rebuilt

빈터

vacant lot

실질적인

actual, de facto

지위

status

회복하다

to regain, to recover

고종

second-to-last monarch of the Joseon dynasty

왕위

throne

일제

The Japanese

훼손되다

(passive) to be damaged

동물원

zoo

식물원

botanical garden

설치하다

to install

일반인

general public

경술국치

1910 Annexation of Korea by Japan

격하하다

to downgrade

조선총독부

The Governor-General of Korea

청사

government building

광복

Liberation

복원사업

restoration work

원래

original

되찾다

to reclaim

철거하다

to demolish

입구

entrance

복원공사

reconstruction work

세계유산

World Heritage

등재되다

to be registered