Tapdong Three-story Stone Pagoda

This pagoda survives on the site of an old temple in Tapdong village and is a work of the Goryeo period. Its stylobate, which bears the weight of the whole pagoda, has two tiers; compared with other pagodas the lower tier is higher, giving it a somewhat less stable appearance. On all four faces of the lower stylobate stone are shallow-carved blind balustrade panels whose base lines rise up in a flower-like shape, well illustrating the fashion of the time. The upper stylobate stone has a thick band of lotus-petal carving running around its top edge. The three-storey body of the pagoda loses its sense of balance because the body stone shrinks abruptly from the second storey onward, and each storey's body stone bears pillar-shaped carvings at its corners and centre. The roof stones are thick and narrow, giving a steep slope, and their undersides have three tiers of supporting steps. A large finial sits at the top, giving a somewhat heavy impression. Overall the pagoda is in a relatively complete state. Judging from the elongated stylobate and the form of the roof stones, the pagoda is presumed to have been built in the middle of the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Pyeongchang, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산