Sisadan Altar

This structure was erected to commemorate a site in the Yeongnam region where state civil service examinations were held during the Joseon dynasty. King Jeongjo (r. 1776–1800), wishing to honour the scholarship, virtue and legacy of Yi Hwang, ordered Yi Man-su, the Minister of Personnel, to institute the Dosan byeolgwa, a special examination held at Dosan, to select talented men from the provinces. To commemorate this examination, in 1796, the 20th year of King Jeongjo, an inscription composed by the Chief State Councillor Chae Je-gong was carved and Sisadan was erected. It was later rebuilt in 1824, the 24th year of King Sunjo. In 1974, when the construction of Andong Dam required the site to be relocated, a stone platform ten metres high was built at the present location and the memorial pavilion and stele were moved onto it. The pavilion measures one kan across the front and one kan in depth, with a hip-and-gable roof whose sides form the shape of the character 八 (eight). Beneath the jungbang, the horizontal timber that spans the wall between the pillars, a plank wall has been fitted to keep out wind and rain, and slender auxiliary pillars support the four eaves corners, giving the building a sense of stability.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산