Daeungjeon Hall of Sudeoksa Temple, Yesan

Sudeoksa stands on Deoksungsan. The temple's own records say it was founded by the monk Sungje in the later Baekje period and rebuilt by Naong under King Gongmin of Goryeo; another account has it founded in 599 by the monk Jimyeong and rebuilt by Wonhyo. Daeungjeon, which holds an image of Shakyamuni, was built in 1308 and is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Korea whose date of construction is known exactly. It is three bays wide and four deep, under a gabled roof that takes the shape of the character for person seen from the side. The brackets that carry the eaves sit only on the columns. All three front bays carry triple lattice doors; at the back there are windows at either side and a plank door in the middle. It is a Goryeo building carrying on a line of timber construction that runs back to Baekje, and the decorative treatment of its side elevation is particularly fine. With a certain date and an excellent sense of form, it is regarded as one of the most important buildings in the history of Korean timber architecture.

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Visiting

Opening hours

Open until before sunset

Admission

Individuals - Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,000 won<br> Groups - Adults 2,500 won / Teenagers 1,500 won / Children 800 won<br> <br> * Teenagers (middle & high school students) / Children (elementary school students)<br> * Groups: 30 people or more<br> * Free (ID card or proof required): Senior citizens (ages 65 & older)

Parking

Available

Information

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Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Yesan, Chungnam

Designation

National Treasure · 국보