Hasadang Dormitory of Songgwangsa Temple, Suncheon

Songgwangsa Temple was first built in 867, the seventh year of King Gyeongmun of Unified Silla, by the monk Do-ui, but most of its buildings fell into ruin and were rebuilt in the mid-Goryeo period when State Preceptor Bojo entrusted the task to his disciples. The temple in its present form was rebuilt again in 1622, the fourteenth year of King Gwanghaegun of Joseon. Among its buildings, Hasadang, where monks used to live, stands on a slightly higher spot behind Daeungjeon Hall. It measures three kan across the front and two kan to the side; the left two kan form an ondol (heated-floor) room with a toenmaru (narrow wooden porch), while the right one kan is a kitchen. The roof is a matbae (gabled) roof forming the shape of the character in (人) when seen from the side, and a simple structure that both supports the eaves and serves as decoration is placed only above the pillars. A square opening has been cut into the kitchen roof to form a small ventilation hole, a feature not found in other buildings. This building holds important value as an example of early Joseon monks' quarters architecture.

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Suncheon, Jeonnam & Gwangju

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Treasure · 보물