Jeonghakdang Hall of Geumoseowon Confucian Academy, Gumi

Jeonghakdang Hall of Geumoseowon Confucian Academy in Gumi clearly displays archaic construction methods. Even in the section housing the ondol (underfloor-heated) room, round columns are used, and the members are made large in scale; decoration is dispensed with, giving the building a severe, restrained feeling, while the details of its roof frame and the restrained elegance of its bracket set (gongpo) bring out an aesthetic architectural style and formative beauty. Jeonghakdang Hall upholds the universal values of a seowon (private Confucian academy) while retaining regional and individual characteristics; it is architecturally outstanding in aesthetic value, and stands as a model of late-Joseon lecture-hall architecture, having been founded just after the Imjin War, the Japanese invasions of Korea.

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Where it is

Region

Gumi, Gyeongbuk

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Treasure · 보물