Pagyesa Temple Jindongnu Pavilion

Pagyesa Temple is said to have been built in 804, the fifth year of King Aejang of Unified Silla, by State Preceptor Simji. Since the temple's streams originally split into nine branches, it was named Pagyesa (把溪寺), meaning to draw the waterways together; and because the name Pagyesa alone was felt insufficient, the pavilion was named Jindongnu (鎭洞樓), meaning "the pavilion that quells the energy." Jindongnu Pavilion was built in 1715, the forty-first year of King Sukjong of Joseon, and was repaired twice, in 1970 and 1976, to reach its present form. It is a two-storey building measuring five bays across the front and three bays along the side, with a hip-and-gable roof that forms the shape of the Chinese character 八 (eight) when viewed from the side. The brackets decorating and supporting the eaves are in the ikgong style, shaped like a bird's wing. The inner ceiling is an exposed-rafter ceiling with the structural frame left visible. The ground floor of the pavilion is used as a passageway and storage space. This building is a fine illustration of the architectural style of the mid-to-late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Daegu

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료