Donghwasa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Donghwasa Temple, on Gaeunsan Mountain, was founded in the early Goryeo period by State Preceptor Daegak. Master Gyehwan rebuilt some of its buildings in 1696, the 22nd year of King Sukjong of Joseon, giving the temple its present form. The Daeungjeon Hall of Donghwasa enshrines the Buddha Sakyamuni. It measures three bays across the front and three bays along the side, and has a hipped-and-gabled roof whose side takes the shape of the Chinese character for "eight" (八). It is built in the dapo style, in which bracket sets that support the eaves and double as decoration are placed not only above the pillars but also between them. The Daeungjeon Hall of Donghwasa is a representative example of the dapo style seen after the mid-Joseon period, and the ornate brackets, together with the building's own modest, well-proportioned beauty, make it all the more outstanding.

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Where it is

Region

Suncheon, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산