Hwasuru Pavilion, Yeongdong

It was originally built in 1546, the first year of King Myeongjong, in the mid-Joseon period, as the Okgye Seodang, a private Confucian academy. In 1804, the fourth year of King Sunjo, the Suil branch of the Goseong Nam clan relocated and rebuilt it at its present site in order to pass on learning to their descendants, and at that time its name was changed to Hwasuru. It measures two bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof whose side profile forms the shape of the Chinese character for "eight" (八). The two front bays have a raised timber floor laid with well-frame flooring, while the two rear bays contain underfloor-heated rooms. In having equal numbers of bays on its front and side, railings running around all four sides, and a raised timber floor, among other features, Hwasuru Pavilion, Yeongdong, displays characteristics of the pavilion and belvedere architecture favoured by Joseon-period scholar-officials.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongdong, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산