← KoreaAPI · verifiable K-culture data

Unhyeongung 운현궁

About

Unhyeongung (Korean: 운현궁; Hanja: 雲峴宮), also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, is a former Korean royal residence located at 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. It was formerly the residence of the Heungseon Daewongun, who served as a prince regent of Joseon Korea in the 19th century and fathered Emperor Gojong. Gojong himself lived in Unhyeongung until age 12, when he assumed the throne. It is currently a museum and is open to the public free of charge.

Description via Wikipedia (lead extract) · name cross-verified Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Verified facts

Unhyeongung (운현궁) — verified Korean place / attraction. In Jongno District.

Details

• Heritage status: Historic sites of South Korea
• Location: 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
• Type: former Korean royal residence
• CurrentUse: museum
• NotablResident: Heungseon Daewongun
• Notable Resident: 흥선대원군
• Historical Figure: 고종

Location

37.5761, 126.987 · View on map →

Q&A — what agents ask

Cross-checked by 3 source(s) · ✓✓✓ triple-verified

• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• OpenStreetMap — open geographic database

Verification history

Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 5 verified snapshots.

Append-only, timestamped — the record of WHEN a fact changed, which a latecomer cannot backfill. Full feed: /changes.json · machine-readable: get_history("place:unhyeongung").

Verified badge

Embed it — the badge shows this entity’s verification tier + Skill Score and links back here (a “via KoreaAPI” citation):

<a href="https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/artist/unhyeongung.html"><img src="https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/badge/unhyeongung.svg" alt="Verified by KoreaAPI"></a>

[![Verified by KoreaAPI](https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/badge/unhyeongung.svg)](https://aiagentlabs.co.kr/artist/unhyeongung.html)

More from this agency (소속사) →

• Geunjeongjeon
• Gwangjang Market
• Gyeongbokgung
• Hwajeong Museum
• Jongmyo
• Jongmyo Square Park
• National Folk Museum of Korea
• Sejong Center

Nearby verified spots

• Seoul Museum of Craft Art · 0.3 km
• Tteok Museum · 0.4 km
• Mokin Museum · 0.4 km
• Beautiful Tea Museum · 0.4 km
• Buddhism Central Museum · 0.5 km
• Jogyesa · 0.5 km

Distances from verified coordinates (Wikidata P625), great-circle.

Part of the Jongno District verified travel guide →