Paengseongeupgaeksa Temple

Paengseongeupgaeksa Temple, a gaeksa — a government guest house used for rites honouring the king's authority and for lodging visiting officials — was substantially rebuilt in 1488, the nineteenth year of King Seongjong of Joseon, and has since undergone two rounds of repair. During the Japanese colonial period it was converted into a brewery and later used as a private residence, before being dismantled and repaired in 1994, when its original appearance was restored. Today the gate quarters and the main building survive. The main building comprises nine bays in total: the central three bays form the Jungdaecheong (Central Hall), with the Donghyeon (East Hall) and Seoheon (West Hall) occupying three bays each on either side. The Jungdaecheong enshrined the jeonpae, a tablet symbolising the king, before which officials bowed twice a month; its roof was also raised higher than those of the east and west halls to give the building greater formal dignity. The east and west halls served as lodgings for officials visiting from other regions. Dragon-head carvings were placed at both ends of the roof ridges of the Jungdaecheong and the main gate, expressing the dignity of the building as a seat of government. Although not large in scale, the guest house of Paengseong-eup preserves well the typical appearance of a guest house of the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산