Magoksa Temple Simgeomdang Hall and Gobang

Magoksa Temple was a major temple that once oversaw all the temples of the Chungcheong region; records state that it was founded in the Silla period by the monk Jajang-yulsa and rebuilt in the Goryeo period by State Preceptor Bojo. In the Joseon dynasty, King Sejo (r. 1455–1468) visited the temple and personally wrote the wooden plaque reading "Yeongsanjeon Hall", and issued a royal decree exempting the temple from corvée labour, but all of this was destroyed by fire during the Imjin War, the Japanese invasion of 1592. From 1650, the first year of King Hyojong, the temple was restored to some extent through the efforts of the abbot Jusun, but in 1782, the sixth year of King Jeongjo, a further great fire destroyed 1,050 kan (bays) of buildings, including Daegwangbojeon Hall. Magoksa Temple's Simgeomdang Hall is a monks' dormitory standing to the east of the five-storey stone pagoda in front of Daegwangbojeon Hall, and Gobang is a storehouse building. It is not known when Simgeomdang Hall was first built, but records of repair work in 1797, the 21st year of King Jeongjo, together with an inscription on its plaque, show that it was renovated again in 1856, the seventh year of King Cheoljong, and had its roof tiles replaced in 1909. It is built on a U-shaped (ㄷ-shaped) plan, with natural stones forming a single-tier platform, and round and square pillars set together on the foundation stones above it. Gobang is a south-facing building measuring four bays across the front and one bay along the side.

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Region

Gongju, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산