After a fire in 1177, the original palace complex was abandoned and emperors resided in smaller palaces (the former ) within the city and villas outside it. In 1227 a fire finally destroyed what remained of the , and the old Greater Palace went into complete disuse. In 1334 Emperor Go-Daigo issued an edict to rebuild the Greater Palace, but no resources were available to support this and the project came to nothing. The present Kyoto Imperial Palace is located immediately to the west of the site of the , the great residence in the north-eastern corner of the city. The , the final standing section of the palace, remained in use until 1585.