This study attempted to clarify the modern transition process of the urban space through the construction and change of the Imperial Palace as a central facility in Seoul. The road renovation of Seoul, which started in 1895, has established a modern, circular transportation system centered on Gyeongun-gung Palace, the Imperial Palace along with the tram line. In this urban structure, the imperial palace as a central facility of the former monarchy, unlike the previous palaces, could not be located at the top of a road with a longitudinal axis, and it expanded its territory around foreign legionaries and placed a new government office around the perimeter. However, the royal palace was moved to Changdeokgung Palace in 1907 with the throne of Sunjong. With the creation of Changdeokgung, which is the periphery of Seoul, as new royal palace, the status of the imperial palace in the city was remarkably weakened, and Gyeongun-gung, located in the center of Seoul, was also reduced to the current Deoksugung area, turning into an urban facility facing a modern street.

Abstract
1. 서 론
    1-1. 연구의 배경 및 목적
    1-2. 연구의 범위와 방법
2. 경운궁 중심의 교통체계 구축
    2-1. 황궁 조성 이전의 경운궁 주변 도로 정비
    2-2. 경운궁 이어와 경운궁 중심의 도로체계 구축
    2-3. 전차와 철도를 통한 한성부의 근대적 교통체계 구축
3. 대한제국 황궁 경운궁의 조성과 새로운 관청가의 형성
    3-1. 경운궁의 궁역 확장
    3-2. 경운궁 주변의 궐외각사 조성
4. 신황궁 창덕궁의 조성과 한성부의 변화
5. 맺음말
참고문헌

• 이규철(건축공간연구원) | Lee Geau-Chul Corresponding Author