Multi-story Stone Pagoda of Dubangsa Temple, Jinju

This pagoda stands at Dubangam Hermitage; it originally belonged to Beopryunsa Temple, but after that temple was destroyed during the Japanese invasions of 1592–1598, it was moved to its present site. It is made of bluish clay slate and is therefore also known as a cheongseoktap, or blue-stone pagoda. The base stones of the pedestal were newly made of cement when the pagoda was relocated, and the top stone of each tier of the pedestal is carved with a lotus-flower decoration. Because slate is a fragile stone, the body of the pagoda was built up to a considerable height by alternating box-shaped body stones with thin roof stones. As the newly made base stones are narrower and taller than the width of the pedestal, the overall proportions are unbalanced and the structure appears unstable. Nevertheless, compared with other blue-stone pagodas it is in very good condition, and it is presumed to have been erected in the early Goryeo period, when such pagodas were in fashion.

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Region

Jinju, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산