Uiseong Chiseon-dong Stone Pagoda

This stone pagoda stands behind Seonamsa Temple, its three-storey body (tapsin) set atop a foundation (gidan) of which only part survives. The body stones have corner pillars carved into them, and all four sides of the first-storey body stone bear relief carvings of a Buddha seated on a lotus pedestal. Each roof stone has four tiers of cornice brackets on its underside, though the third-storey roof stone is badly damaged. At the top, all of the finial ornaments have been lost, and in their place sits a single stone that appears to be part of the foundation. Overall, the second-storey body stone is dramatically smaller than the first, and the Buddha carvings on the first-storey body stone are heavily worn, so the pagoda does not look ornate or refined. Tradition holds that it was erected during the reign of King Muyeol of Silla, but judging from the pagoda's style and the carving technique of its Buddha images, it is presumed to have been built in the ninth century, during the late Unified Silla period.

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Where it is

Region

Uiseong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료