Three-story Stone Pagoda in Yongmyeong-ri, Gyeongju

Around the temple site in Yongmyeong-ri, houses are scattered here and there, so the scale and traces of the temple can no longer be identified; and since the pagoda was once called the Three-story Stone Pagoda in Myeongjang-ri, the name Pagoda at the Yongmyeong-ri Temple Site is likewise uncertain. In form, the pagoda has a three-story body erected on a two-tier base. On the base, pillar shapes are carved at the four corners and in the centre of each side, with two such pillars in the centre. The body of the pagoda has one body stone and one roof stone per story, and each body stone has pillar carvings at its four corners. The roof stones have five-tiered supports on their underside, and the slope has a strong curve, with the four corners gently curving upward. Judging from the composition of the base, the cushion stones supporting the body, and the carving technique of the roof-stone supports, the pagoda is thought to have been built in the mid-8th century, the golden age of Unified Silla. When the pagoda was dismantled for repair in 1943, a bronze Buddha statue was found within the body. On 13 April 2005, the base stone of this stone pagoda, which had been kept in the grounds of Geoncheon Elementary School in Geoncheon-eup, Gyeongju, was restored to its original position.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물