 Gwanghwamun yakatanga kuvakwa muna 1395 sechikumbaridzo chikuru cheGyeongbokgung Palace, imba huru uye inokosha yeumambo munguva yeJoseon Dynasty. Mukati mokupinda kweJapan muna 1592, rakaparadzwa nomoto uye rakasiyiwa rava matongo kwamakore anopfuura 250. 