| Title |
Analyzing Central Government Office Rituals and Architecture Around Yookjo Street During the Joseon Dynasty |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2024.40.5.107 |
| Keywords |
Yookjo Street; government offcie architecture; Daejeonhoitong; gwanseoji |
| Abstract |
This research aims to examine the architectural system and spatial hierarchies maintaining the universality of central government office
architecture. It analyzes the types and procedures of attendance rituals (坐起) performed at the central government office around Yukjo Street,
based on the legal codes and gwanseoji in the Joseon Dynasty. The legal codes from Gyeonggukdaejeon to Daejeonhoetong record the
positions and actions of officials greeting and facing each other. Additionally, Gwanseo literature from the late Joseon Period documents
regulations for each government office, applying them to the attendance rituals, which are rituals for superiors to go to work. The spatial
elements such as the main gate (大門), middle gate (中門), courtyard (庭), stylobate (中階), exterior column (楹), and wall (壁), along with
the hierarchical order according to the level of members, are significant factors that contribute to the universality of the architectural system
of the central hall, which varies in function and condition. |