Bronze Mirror Hall

Bronze Mirror Hall was originally a place for storing utensils and furnishings used by the Silla royal household. During the Goryeo and Joseon periods it served as a guest house where foreign visitors or officials from the central government stayed or waited while visiting the Gyeongju region. The building standing today was rebuilt around 1786, the 10th year of King Jeongjo of Joseon, and only part of it survives. It originally consisted of three buildings, the main hall, the east wing and the west wing; during the Japanese colonial period it was used as a primary school, and after liberation it was demolished except for the west wing, which was moved to its present site. Before the building was moved, the main hall enshrined the spirit tablet of King Taejo of Joseon. The east and west buildings were known as the gwanbang of the six offices, and artefacts including a Silla jade flute and a bronze brazier are said to have been discovered there. The building measures five bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a hipped-and-gabled roof that forms the shape of the character 八 when viewed from the side. A plaque reading "Bronze Mirror Hall" (東京館), written by Choe Seok-sin of the Joseon period, hangs on the building.

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Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료