Gokseong Hamheojeong Pavilion

This pavilion was built in 1543, the 38th year of King Jungjong of Joseon, by Sim Gwang-hyeong so that he and local Confucian scholars could enjoy elegant literary pursuits together; it is also known as Hoyeonjeong. His great-grandson Sim Min-gak later moved the ageing pavilion to a site below its original location and rebuilt it, and his fifth-generation descendant Sim Se-ik subsequently repaired it. The building standing today was renovated in 1980. It measures four bays across the front and two bays deep, with a hip-and-gable (paljak) roof whose side profile resembles the Chinese character for 'eight' (八). Inside, one bay forms an open wooden-floored hall open on three sides, two and a half bays are fitted out as rooms, and the remaining half bay on the right has a raised floor forming a narrow wooden veranda (jjokmaru). The pavilion occupies a scenic spot with the Seomjingang River flowing below, dense forest around it, and Mudeungsan Mountain visible in the distance. About 100 metres away stands Gunjichonjeongsa, built by Sim Gwang-jeong and designated a National Folklore Cultural Heritage. It is a place where visitors can appreciate, together with its outstanding scenery, the site where scholars of the time once cultivated their learning and rested.

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Where it is

Region

Gokseong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산