Daeungjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple, Nonsan

It is not certainly known when Ssanggyesa Temple was first built, but surviving remains suggest it dates from the Goryeo period. A stele erected in the 15th year of King Yeongjo of Joseon (1739) survives, indicating that the temple was rebuilt around that time. Daeungjeon Hall, the temple's main worship hall, is in architectural style a late Joseon building; it underwent repair work in 1972, and its dancheong (decorative colour painting) was redone in 1973. It measures five bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof that, seen from the side, forms the shape of the character 八 (eight). The bracket sets supporting the eaves are set not only above the pillars but also between them, in the multi-cluster (dapo) style. All five front bays have double doors at equal intervals, their lattices carved with elaborate floral designs — lotus, peony and four other patterns among six kinds in all — painted in colour and showing delicate, skilful carving. The interior is finished with a coffered, well-shaped (jeong 井) ceiling, and above the altar enshrining the Buddha triad of Sakyamuni a canopy shaped like a small roof has been built over each image, adding to the solemn atmosphere. The hall's lattice carving is of high artistic value, and it provides precious material for research into late Joseon architectural history, making it a cultural heritage that must be carefully preserved.

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Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

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Treasure · 보물