Jisanjae Hall

This is the lecture hall of Jisansa Shrine, which enshrines the spirit tablet of Choe Chi-won, styled Go Un (857–?). A portrait hall was first built in 1737, the thirteenth year of King Yeongjo, to house his portrait, and Jisansa Shrine itself was established in 1846, the twelfth year of King Heonjong. It was pulled down in 1886 during the Daewongun's abolition of seowon (private Confucian academies), and rebuilt in 1922. Originally the shrine enshrined four figures alongside Choe Chi-won: Choe Un-han (1444–1499), Choe Hyeong-han (1446–1504) and Jeong O-do (1641–1732); but when it was rebuilt, only Choe Chi-won was enshrined. Within the precinct stand the lecture hall Jisanjae, the inner and outer three-bay gates, and the portrait hall; of these, only Jisanjae is designated as a heritage site. Jisanjae is a hipped-and-gabled (paljak) building four bays wide and one bay deep. The central three bays have wooden floors, while the two end bays each contain a room, giving the building the impression of an ordinary house. The calligraphy on its horizontal signboard was written by Godang Kim Gyu-tae, and in the empty plot to the left of the building stands a memorial stele erected in 1985.

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Where it is

Region

Nam-gu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산