Anhak Palace
The Anhak Palace was the royal residence of the Goguryeo kingdom after the capital was moved to Pyongyang. Originally built in 427 AD, the palace is located in the Taesong district of Pyongyang, North Korea, at the foot of Mount Taesong.
The layout of the palace closely followed the Chinese architecture system and its Confucian principles. The palace was built after the transfer of the capital to Pyongyang, during which political groups familiar with Chinese culture became a new bureaucratic group under the king's patronage.
The palace is surrounded by a wall, in total circumference, one side being long. The total area of the palace is. Three streams flow down the mountain; one leading into a pond within the palace, the other two filling moats to the east and west of the complex. The palace featured landscaped gardens.
