Isanseowon Confucian Academy, Yeongju

Isanseowon was founded in 1558, the 3rd year of King Myeongjong, by An Sang, magistrate of Yeongcheon, at Won-ri in Isan-myeon (present-day Hyucheon 1-dong, locally known as Guseowon, "the old seowon"). Toegye Yi Hwang named its buildings: the lecture hall Gyeongjidang, the east dormitory Seongjeongjae, the west dormitory Jinsujae, the gate Jidomun, and the terrace Gwanmuldae. In 1572, the 5th year of King Seonjo, the shrine hall was built and the spirit tablet of Yi Hwang enshrined there, and in 1574, the 7th year of King Seonjo, the academy received a royal name plaque. It was relocated to its present site in 1614, the 6th year of King Gwanghaegun, and was abolished in 1871; in 1936 only Gyeongjidang and Jidomun were restored. The dedicatory record and the academy's regulations were written by Toegye Yi Hwang; the text for the raising of the shrine hall's ridge beam was written by Kim Neuk (pen name Baegam); the enshrinement text was written by Park Seung-im (pen name Sogo); the text for the ridge-raising at the time of relocation was written by Yi Jun (pen name Changseok); and the record of the relocation was written by the county magistrate, Jo Chan-han. The academy stands on squared, level ground on the bank of the Naeseongcheon Stream in front of Bakkatsuguri, facing south. Gyeongjidang is a building with round roof-purlins and small-block (soro) bracketing, four bays wide and two bays deep. Its plan is of the "central hall with flanking rooms" type, with a wooden-floored hall of four bays at the centre and a small recessed storage space at the rear of each of the heated rooms on either side. The stone platform is built up high with natural stones, with steps set in the middle for going up and down. Three different kinds of foundation stones are used, supporting round columns. The roof frame above the wooden-floored hall is a five-purlin structure; above the ridge beam, a wave-patterned king post fitted with three small blocks and carved bracket arms joins the ridge purlin and its supporting plank. The roof is a hip-and-gable roof with single eaves, laid with traditional Korean roof tiles.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물