One-Pillar Gate of Namjangsa Temple, Sangju

This building was erected on a low platform built up of rough stones, with natural stone plinths placed on either side. A distinctive feature of the building is that squared pillars are attached to the front and back of the pillars on both sides, with a further auxiliary prop pillar (hwalju) set beneath each to bear the load; the capitals of these pillars are carved in the shape of dragons and are strikingly realistic. Beneath the eaves at the front hangs a plaque reading 'Noaksan Namjangsa,' written in 1882, the eighth year of the Guangxu era, by the calligrapher Kim Gyu-jin, pen name Haegang. The building is of a single-row form, one bay across the front (4 m) and one bay to the side (2.6 m), amounting to three pyeong in area; overall its exterior shows a sense of balance and volume, and the carving of its gachibal, the diagonal support brackets designed with structural considerations in mind, is especially distinctive.

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Where it is

Region

Sangju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산