Sangwonsa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Sangwonsa Temple is located high on the slopes of Namdaebong Peak on the southern side of Chiaksan Mountain, at an elevation of 1,100 metres. There are two accounts of its founding: one holds that it was built by State Preceptor Uisang during the reign of King Munmu of Silla, the other that it was built by State Preceptor Mucheok, the royal preceptor of King Gyeongsun. The Daeungjeon Hall was newly built by the monk Naong at the end of the Goryeo period, but was destroyed during the Korean War; it was rebuilt in 1968, then relocated to its present site and reconstructed again in 1988. Befitting a temple built at such a high elevation, the hall is laid out to suit the natural terrain and set on a relatively low platform. It measures three bays across the front and three bays to the side, with double eaves in the multi-bracket (dapo) style and a hipped-and-gabled roof. In front of the Daeungjeon Hall stand two three-story stone pagodas said to have been built by State Preceptor Doseon, along with the Simudang and Simgeomdang halls, a bell pavilion and monks' quarters.

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Where it is

Region

Wonju, Gangwon

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료