Ojukheon House, Gangneung

The historic house where Sin Saimdang (1504–1551) and Yulgok Yi I (1536–1584) were born. Lady Sin Saimdang was an outstanding woman artist and a model of the wise mother and good wife, and her son Yulgok Yi I was a great scholar who, with Toegye Yi Hwang, stood as one of the twin peaks of Joseon learning. Ojukheon was built by Choe Chi-un (1390–1440), a scholar-official of Joseon. It is three bays wide and two deep, with a hipped-and-gabled roof. Seen from the front, the two bays on the left served as a wooden-floored hall and the one on the right was made into an ondol room. The members supporting the eaves are of the simple ikgong type, projecting like a bird's beak. It is counted among the older surviving houses in Korea, a building with a long history.

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Visiting

Opening hours

09:00-18:00 (Last admission 17:00)

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Admission

Adults 3,000 won / Teenagers 2,000 won / Children 1,000 won * Free admission for senior citizens (ages 65 and older)

Parking

Available

Information

+82-33-660-660-3301

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Gangneung, Gangwon

Designation

Treasure · 보물