Palsangjeon Wooden Pagoda of Beopjusa Temple, Boeun

Beopjusa was founded in 553 by the monk Uisin, on his return from studying in India. The pagoda is the reason to come: five storeys of timber, rebuilt after the Japanese invasions and dismantled for repair in 1968, and the only one of its kind left standing anywhere in Korea. It is also the tallest surviving historic building in the country. The name comes from the eight paintings inside, which set out the Buddha's life in eight scenes. Step in and you will find three spaces at once — one for the relics, one for the Buddha and the paintings, one to stand and pray in. The floors narrow as they rise, five bays to three to two, on a low platform with stone steps on all four sides. The bracketing changes as you go up: the lower four storeys carry brackets only above the columns, the top storey has them between the columns as well. Standing under it you can see backwards what all the stone pagodas in Korea were translating.

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Visiting

Opening hours

Sunrise-Sunset

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Admission

Individuals - Adults 5,000 won / Teenagers 2,500 won / Children 1,000 won<br> Groups - Adults 4,000 won / Teenagers 1,600 won / Children 800 won<br><br> * Adults (ages 19-65) / Teenagers (ages 13-18) / Children (ages 7-12)

Parking

Available (Temple parking lot)

Information

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 <br> (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)<br> • For more info: +82-43-543-3615

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Boeun, Chungbuk

Designation

National Treasure · 국보