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The ′Kên′-ljang Palace (Shinasthana: 顯陽宮, ′kên′-ljang-kjung) a royal palace located in the Kien-k'ang citadel and the seat of the Themiclesian Emperor. It contains the Court Hall where the Government sits, the houses of Parliament, and the grounds of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
Name
Inscriptions dating to the beginning of the Common Era bear the name ′kên′-ljang-kjung (見昜宮), which is usually intepreted as the name of the palace written in monumental style, without determinatives and in more archaic forms. The word ′kên′ meant "appear, see" depending on context, and ′ljang "brightness, warmth". kjung meant palace and is used found in the names of other palaces.
Geography
The ′Kên′-ljang Palace is situated around half-way on the northern walls of the Citadel of Kien-k'ang. The palace measures 1.73 on the east-west axis by 1.81 km on the north-south, which points 22° to the northeast from true north.