Geungnakbojeon Hall of Sinheungsa Temple, Sokcho

Geungnakbojeon Hall was rebuilt in the mid-eighteenth century and is a three-bay by three-bay building with a hip-and-gable roof built in the multi-bracket (dapo) style. As an important royal wondang, a temple built to pray for the wellbeing of the royal family, in the Yeongdong region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it displays excellent detailing and bracket work, and preserves high-quality elements such as its stone platform, stairs and lattice windows in fine condition. In particular, the peony and lion motifs carved on the platform, and the samtaeguk (triple swirl) and dragon-head motifs carved on the stair cheek-stones, are precious examples rarely found at other temples. Sinheungsa Temple's Geungnakbojeon Hall in Sokcho is thus outstanding not only in form, structure and ornamentation but also in its state of preservation, giving it ample historical, architectural and artistic value to merit designation as national heritage (Treasure).

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Sokcho, Gangwon

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Treasure · 보물