Korea Travels - Day 9, Deoksugung Palace Part 5

Seokjojeon is made of stone with a Neo-Classicist style. The upper parts of the pillars are in the Ionian style, whereas the interior was decorated in the Rococo style. This building was used as a place to receive foreign envoys during the Great Korean Empire. It was also used as a meeting place for the US-USSR Joint Commission. Now, it is used as the National Museum and the National Museum of Modern Art.