Daeungjeon Hall of Wolrisa Temple, Cheongju

According to the temple's historic stele, the Daeungjeon Hall of Wolrisa Temple was built in 1657, the eighth year of King Hyojong, when Great Master Wonhak (pen name Myeonghyeondang) relocated the nearby Sinheungsa Temple to this site. An eave-end tile bears the raised inscription "Yongjeong Gyeongsul," a Chinese reign-year date corresponding to 1730, the sixth year of King Yeongjo, indicating that the hall was renovated once around that time. Its architectural style also suggests construction in the mid-Joseon period: it is a dapo-style building with a hip-and-gable (paljak) roof, three bays wide and three bays deep. The hall stands on a high platform of natural stones, with natural stone plinths beneath the pillars; the corner pillars are considerably thicker and taller than the intermediate pillars. The eaves are double eaves, and at both ends of the front, supporting posts hold up the tips of the hip rafters, which curve upward as if soaring into the sky — displaying the beauty of Korean architecture characteristic of hip-and-gable roof buildings. Inside the hall, the wall above the inner purlin, the bracket walls, the ceiling and the great beam are adorned with murals depicting Taoist immortals, Seon monks and child attendants; these murals are of considerable artistic quality and in good condition, making them one of the hall's most distinctive features.

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Where it is

Region

Cheongju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산