Sangju Temple Daeungjeon Hall

This temple stands at the foot of Chwiseongsan Mountain. It was built by the monk Hyegong in 606, the 28th year of King Jinpyeong of Silla, and was called Sangjusa (上住寺). When the monk Naong rebuilt it in 1362, the 11th year of King Gongmin of Goryeo, it came to be known by its present name, written with different characters, Sangjusa (上柱寺). It was later repaired in 1641, the 19th year of King Injo, and again in 1762, the 28th year of King Yeongjo, of Joseon. The Daeungjeon Hall, which enshrines Sakyamuni Buddha, is three bays across the front and two bays deep, with a hipped-and-gabled roof shaped like the character 八 (eight) when viewed from the side. Inside, the ceiling combines a coffered "well" ceiling with a sloped ceiling, and the whole building is decorated with dancheong, the traditional multicoloured paintwork, making it a richly ornamented example of a mid-Joseon-period building.

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Where it is

Region

Gunsan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산