The Blue House
| Blue House | |
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| 청와대 靑瓦臺 Cheong Wa Dae |
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The reception center of the Blue House in August 2010.
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| Alternative names | Cheong Wa Dae |
| General information | |
| Address | 1 Cheong Wa Dae Road, Jongno District |
| Town or city | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°35′12″N 126°58′35″E / 37.586673°N 126.976268°ECoordinates: 37°35′12″N 126°58′35″E / 37.586673°N 126.976268°E |
| Current tenants | Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea |
| Construction started | July 22, 1989 |
| Completed | September 4, 1991 |
| Blue House | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheong(-)wadae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏng'wadae |
The Blue House (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; Cheong Wa Dae; literally "pavilion of blue tiles") is the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state, the President of the Republic of Korea, and is located in the capital city of Seoul. The Blue House is in fact a complex of buildings, built largely in the traditional Korean architectural style with some modern elements.
Built upon the site of the royal garden of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897), the Blue House now consists of the Main Office Hall (Korean: 본관; Hanja: 本館), the Presidential Residence, the State Reception House (Korean: 영빈관; Hanja: 迎賓館), the Chunchugwan (Korean: 춘추관; Hanja: 春秋館) Press Hall, and the Secretariat Buildings. The entire complex covers approximately 250,000 square metres or 62 acres.
The location of Cheong Wa Dae was the site of a royal villa in what was then Hanyang, the southern capital of the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). It was built by King Sukjong (r. 1095–1105) in 1104. Goryeo's principal capital was at Kaesŏng, and it also maintained a western capital at Pyongyang and an eastern capital at Gyeongju.
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