Three-story Stone Pagoda of Buseoksa Temple, Yeongju

This stone pagoda stands to the east of Muryangsujeon Hall at Buseoksa Temple, its three-story body raised on a two-tiered platform. Pillar-shaped carvings are placed at the corners and centre of each side of the platform: the lower tier has two carvings at the centre, the upper tier one. The body stones and roof stones of each storey are each cut from a single stone; the body stones have pillar shapes carved at the corners, and the underside of the roof stones has five-tiered eaves supports, following the typical Unified Silla style. The pagoda is thought to date from the founding of Buseoksa Temple in the 16th year of King Munmu (676). The lower platform is very wide, and the first-storey body stone is likewise broad in proportion to its height, giving the whole a grand, weighty appearance. When it was dismantled and restored in 1956, an iron miniature pagoda, fragments of Buddha statues, beads and other objects were found inside, and the parts damaged at that time were made good with new stone. Pagodas are ordinarily built in front of the main worship hall, but this one draws attention for standing to its east instead.

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Visiting

Opening hours

Open 24 hr

Closed

N/A (Open all year round)

Admission

Free

Parking

Available

Information

+82-54-633-3464

Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물