Gyeongju Hwango-dong Three-story Stone Pagoda

This pagoda originally stood, partially collapsed, at the site of Jasasa Temple in Janggol, Dongbang-dong, Gyeongju, near the tomb of King Hyogong. It was moved to its present location in 1936 to commemorate the relocation of Gyeongju Station to its current site. The base consists of a tall two-tier platform topped by four stones forming the stylobate, on which corner pillars are carved. A cover stone was placed on top, and above it was set the first-storey body stone, with corner pillars carved directly onto it; it is not known whether a separate base stone for the body was originally absent or has simply been lost. The underside of the first-storey roof stone has four tiers of eave-support blocks. The body stones of the second and third storeys are not much narrower than the first storey but are much lower in height, and the roof stones of the second and third storeys are similar in shape to the first but smaller in scale. Overall, the pagoda looks slender and tall, because the first-storey body stone is taller in proportion to its width than is typical of other Unified Silla stone pagodas. Beside it stands a Goryeo-period square lotus pedestal made of four stones, with two window-shaped ansang (decorative blind niches) carved on each of its four sides. The pagoda shows a transitional style moving from the Unified Silla stone pagoda tradition towards that of Goryeo.

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Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료