Sungin Hall is a shrine built at the end of the Koryo age, standing together with Sungnyong Hall by the Pyongyang Students and Children’s Palace.
It was first built in 1325 in the late period of Koryo. It underwent three thorough repairs in 1352 and 1428 and finally in 1954 immediately after the Fatherland Liberation War, to be in the present state.
Sungin Hall, which was originally comprised of 10-odd buildings including the main building, was damaged by the aggressors during the Imjin Patriotic War and the Fatherland Liberation War, as a result of which only the main building, the gate and the monument pavilion survived. The central building alone was moved next to Sungnyong Hall in 1977.
This building for ancestor worship was promoted in its name in 1612 to be called Sungin Hall. It is a precious historical relic that demonstrates the excellent architecture of Koryo, providing a lot of information for studying the architectural history of Korea.
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