Taegojeong House, Dalseong

This building is a byeoldang, a detached annex hall, built in 1479, the tenth year of King Seongjong of Joseon, by Bak Il-san, grandson of Bak Paeng-nyeon. The present structure was rebuilt in 1614, the sixth year of King Gwanghaegun, after the original was burned down, leaving only a part standing, during the Japanese invasion of 1592 in the twenty-fifth year of King Seonjo. It is also known as Ilsi-ru. In the main hall today hang a plaque bearing a Chinese-style poem by Yun Du-su, who served as chesalsa (army inspector-general) after the Imjin War, and a framed piece of writing left by a Ming army officer responsible for pacification after the 1597 invasion. The building stands on a square platform and measures four bays across the front and two bays along the side; the two eastern bays form an open wooden-floored hall, while the two western bays are fitted out as a room. The front of the hall is open, though doors are presumed to have been fitted to the sides and rear. A two-tiered balustrade is set between the columns at the front of the hall. On the west side are an ondol-heated room and a kitchen; placing a proper kitchen, rather than a simple hearth, in one corner is unusual. Though not large in scale, the building shows fine, elaborate joinery and detailing.

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Dalseong, Daegu

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