Haeunjeong Pavilion, Gangneung

Haeunjeong Pavilion was an annexe (byeoldang) building of an upper-class Joseon residence, sited to command a distant view of Gyeongpoho Lake. It is said to have been built in 1530, the twenty-fifth year of King Jungjong of Joseon, by Sim Eon-gwang, pen name Eochon, while he was serving as provincial governor of Gangwon-do. Sim Eon-gwang passed the jinsa examination in 1507, the second year of King Jungjong, and went on to hold a succession of official posts, excelling also in literary composition. The building faces south and stands on a three-tiered stone platform. It measures three kan across the front and two kan on the side; of the interior, the two kan on the right form a wooden-floored hall (daecheong) and the one kan on the left is an ondol room. The roof is finished as a hip-and-gable roof (paljakjibung) forming the shape of the character for "eight" (八) when viewed from the side, and the front of the hall is fitted with doors that can all be opened. A narrow veranda (toemaru) runs around the building. The wooden plaque reading "Haeunjeong" (海雲亭) hanging at the front of the building is in the calligraphy of Song Si-yeol, and inside hang writings by well-known figures such as Gwon Jin-eung and Yulgok Yi I. With its plain exterior and refined, finely carved interior, this annexe building is, after Ojukheon House, the oldest building in the Gangneung region.

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Gangneung, Gangwon

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