wˌɛn ɪt wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ æt ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv kˈɪŋ tˈiːdʒoʊ, ðə dʒˈɑːŋmɪˌoʊ ʃɹˈaɪn wʌz θˈɔːt təbi wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈɔŋɡɪst bˈɪldɪŋz ɪn ˈeɪʒə, ɪf nˌɑːt ðə lˈɔŋɡɪst.
When it was built in 1394 at the order of King Taejo, the Jongmyo Shrine was thought to be one of the longest buildings in Asia, if not the longest.