Bogwangjeon Hall of Yonghwasa Temple, Tongyeong

Yonghwasa Temple was founded in 1616, the eighth year of King Gwanghaegun of Joseon, by the monk Seonghwa. After it collapsed in a storm in 1622, the fourteenth year of King Gwanghaegun, it was rebuilt and renamed Cheontaeksa Temple. It later burned down again in 1628, the sixth year of King Injo, whereupon the monk Haengseon moved the site, rebuilt it, and changed its name to Yonghwasa, as it remains today. Bogwangjeon Hall, which enshrines the Amitabha Triad, measures three bays across the front and two bays in depth, with a gable roof whose roofline forms the shape of the character 人 (person) when viewed from the side. The bracket sets supporting the eaves are of the dapo style, set both above the columns and between them. The interior has an elaborately decorated ceiling structure and an expansive, open space.

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Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산