Three-story Stone Pagoda of Danhosa Temple, Chungju

This stone pagoda stands in the front courtyard of Danhosa Temple's Daeungjeon Hall. The present site appears to be its original location, with the body of the pagoda placed atop a single-tier base. Each face of the base has pillar-shaped carvings at the corners and in the centre, some of which are slightly damaged. The body stones of the pagoda likewise have pillar-shaped carvings at their corners. The first-storey body stone is fairly tall, and a stone that appears to be part of a fourth-storey body stone is also present, suggesting that the pagoda may originally have had five storeys. Each roof stone is thick and plain, with a steeply sloping surface, and the underside carries three-tiered supports. Whereas pagodas in the Chungju region are usually located on mountains, this pagoda stands on level ground, which makes it distinctive. Although small in scale, it is a well-proportioned stone pagoda that faithfully observes formal conventions, and the form of its single-tier base and roof stones suggest that it was built in the late Goryeo period.

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Region

Chungju, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산