Daeungjeon Hall of Gosansa Temple, Hongseong

Gosansa Temple is said to have been built by State Preceptor Doseon at the end of the Silla period, but judging from the building's location and the stone pagodas in the front courtyard, it is presumed to be a Goryeo-period temple. Daeungjeon Hall refers to the central worship hall of a temple, enshrining a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, but this particular building bears a signboard reading "Daegwangbojeon." It measures three bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof that, seen from the side, takes the shape of the character for "eight" (八). The bracket structure that supports the eaves is built only above the columns, in the jusimpo style, and the members projecting outward show the early technique typical of that style. The interior ceiling combines a coffered ceiling shaped like the character for "well" (井) with an open rafter ceiling that leaves the beams and rafters visible. Above the altar, an elaborately made canopy in the shape of a miniature roof decorates the Buddha's seat, adding to the solemnity of the hall. It is a modest building, rare in Korea for combining a hip-and-gable roof with the jusimpo bracket style, and its method of construction is distinctive.

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Hongseong, Chungnam

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