Buyeo Government Office

These are the government office buildings of Buyeo-hyeon county from the Joseon period, of which the dongheon (the hall where the magistrate conducted official business), the Guest House and the naedongheon (the magistrate's private quarters) survive. The dongheon, where the official affairs of Buyeo-hyeon were handled, was built in 1869, the sixth year of Emperor Gojong, and was extensively repaired in 1985. It measures five bays across the front and two bays along the side, with an ornate hipped-and-gabled roof whose sides flare out like the Chinese character for 'eight' (八). It is a mindori-style building, without the bracket sets that both support and decorate the eaves elsewhere, again five bays by two bays. The three bays on the left form a wooden-floored hall enclosed with board walls and doors, while the two bays on the right hold an ondol-heated room fronted by a wooden veranda. A signboard reading 'Choyeondang' hangs on the building, which is also known as Jeminheon. The Guest House, built in the same year as the dongheon, was a place for entertaining and putting up officials who came down bearing royal commands, and comprises a main hall and flanking wings. The main hall, raised a storey higher at the centre, measures three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a gable roof whose sides form the shape of the Chinese character for 'person' (人). The east and west wings on either side measure three bays by two bays and have hipped-and-gabled roofs. The wooden hall of the main building enshrined the gwolpae, a tablet symbolising the king's presence, while the wings contain ondol-heated rooms. Although the interior has been altered through use as a museum exhibition space and similar purposes, the basic structure survives. The eaves of the main hall are carved with phoenix heads and lotus buds. The building is also known as Bupunggwan, and today bears a signboard reading 'Baekjegwan' (百濟館). The naedongheon, the magistrate's private residence, has a hipped-and-gabled roof and measures five bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a three-bay wooden hall flanked on each side by a one-bay ondol-heated room. The building was constructed using cornerstones and platform stones from the Baekje period, and its garden still contains many stones that appear to date from Baekje.

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Where it is

Region

Buyeo, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산