This study analyzed 『Bukgwol Dohyeong (Drawing Plans for the Northern Section of Gyeongbokgung Palac e)』, which is an important source material for the restoration of the palace, by applying Paltaekron, the geomantic principle of bearings, in order to clarify the building layout principle of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Gyeongbokgung Palace shows the typical geographical conditions that meet the principle of Baesan Imsu (mountain in the back and water in the front) which takes Baegaksan Mountain as the main mountain and the overall layout of the buildings that meet the principle of ‘Jeonchak Hugwan (narrow in the front and broad toward inside)’ by using the natural topography that meets the principle of ‘Jeonjeo Hugo (low in the front and higher toward back).’ It is estimated that this layout and arrangement must have been led by geomantic principle of bearings. The analysis of the building layout plan of Gyeongbokgung Palace in the late Joseon Dynasty Period suggests the application of two methods: one is to divide central area from Gwanghwamun Gate to Geoncheongung Hall into eight layers and the other is to apply the bearings of the Eight Trigrams based on the building that becomes the center. As a result, the gate, main hall, and kitchen of all major buildings where the royal family lived are located in the auspicious bearings according to the geomantic principle of bearings while the spaces where people other than the royal family such as those who served the royal family and the officials operated in the palace or the hall that enshrines the ancestors such as Taewonjeong Hall are located in the ominous bearings. Therefore, the buildings of Gyeongbokgung Palace are arranged based on the geomantic principle of bearings.

Abstract
1. 서 론
    1-1. 연구의 배경과 목적
    1-2. 연구 방법 및 선행연구 검토
2. 팔택론에 관한 이론적 배경
3. 팔택론으로 본 경복궁 전각의 배치 특성
4. 맺음말
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• 이호선(한양대학교 건축학과) | Lee Ho-Sun Corresponding Author
• 한동수(한양대학교 건축학과) | Han Dong-Soo