Formerly buried elsewhere, Master Jungjong's stays were later transferred to Seolleung, a silly decision probably driven by political and geomantic concerns built to combine regal lineage and assure dynastic stability, even yet in death.
Apart from the tombs themselves, the Seolleung website is dotted with different reliable structures, each having its own function within the situation of noble memorial rituals.
The Jeongjagak, or practice shrine, was where ancestral rites were done to recognition the deceased monarchs and queens during normal state and seasonal ceremonies. The T-shaped Jeongjagak building오피스타 faces the burial piles and stays a central position of the lands, symbolizing the continuous connection between the living and the departed.
Along side it stands a red-painted wooden gate called the Hongsalmun, noted by a couple of straight tips topped with an outside lintel and adorned with simple but impressive red spikes, which represent the sacred boundary of the royal tomb grounds. Rock pathways referred to as Sindo (spirit path) and Eodo (king's path) lead up to the tombs from the gate, each reserved for unique ceremonial purposes, with rigid customs dictating who may tread upon them.