Cheongpyeongsa Temple Three-story Stone Pagoda

This three-story stone pagoda stands on a hill called Hwanhuiryeong, at the entrance to Cheongpyeongsa Temple. Pagodas are usually erected in front of the geumdang, a temple's main hall, but this one stands alone where it overlooks the valley on the path to the temple. It consists of a three-story body set on a two-tier base. Pillar shapes are carved on both tiers of the base and on the body stones of each storey. The roof stones curve upward at the four corners, giving a light, elegant impression, and the underside of each has four tiers of eaves-supports. It is a modest yet well-balanced pagoda that follows the general style of Unified Silla stone pagodas; however, since Cheongpyeongsa Temple was founded in 973, the 24th year of King Gwangjong of Goryeo, the pagoda is presumed to have been built in the early Goryeo period. A legend tells that a princess of Emperor Shun of the Yuan dynasty, who had long suffered with a snake coiled around her body, came to this temple to pray and was freed from the snake; when Emperor Shun heard the news, he had this pagoda built in gratitude. For this reason it is also affectionately known as 'Princess Pagoda' (Gongjutap).

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Where it is

Region

Chuncheon, Gangwon

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료