Ihyujeong Pavilion

This building was originally the southern gate tower of Hakseonggwan, the Guest House of the Ulsan Dohobu (Ulsan Protectorate Office), though it now has the form of a pavilion. A Guest House was a place where officials travelling on government business, or foreign envoys, stayed for a time. Also known as Taehwaru, the building served as a library in the late Japanese colonial period before being relocated to its present site in 1940, when the grounds of Ulsan Public Common School (now Ulsan Elementary School) were expanded. When it was moved, it took the name Ihyujeong from an existing pavilion of that name belonging to the Woljin branch of the Hakseong Yi clan, and was partly rebuilt in the style of a pavilion: the bays beneath the tower on either side were enclosed to form underfloor-heated (ondol) rooms, completing its transformation from a gate tower into a pavilion. The roof is a hip-and-gable roof, shaped like the figure eight (八) when seen from the side, and its structural members and construction technique reflect the style of a late-Joseon gate tower. It was completely destroyed by fire in September 2003, restored in June 2005, and the restoration of its decorative paintwork (dancheong) was completed in November 2007.

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Where it is

Region

Nam-gu, Ulsan

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료