Taegojeong Pavilion

Taegojeong Pavilion was built in 1752, the 28th year of King Yeongjo of Joseon, by the county magistrate Hong Seok. In 1911 the Japanese Government-General of Korea had the pavilion donated to the state, then put it up for public sale on the pretext of raising revenue for the national treasury. At that time Im So-hwan of Songnim Village in Sucheon-ri bought the pavilion for 250 won and donated it as communal property of Yongdam County, and so it has remained to this day. It was later moved and rebuilt at Manghyangui Dongsan ('Hill of Longing for Home') when the Yongdam Dam was built. The building measures three bays across the front and two bays deep, and its roof is a hipped-and-gabled roof that forms the shape of the Chinese character 八 (eight) when viewed from the side. The pavilion holds writings embodying the spirit of eminent sages and accomplished scholars, and bears a plaque reading 'Taegojeong', the pavilion's name, written by Song Jun-gil, and another plaque, 'Yongdam Taegojeonggi', written by Song Si-yeol (pen name Eunam). Taegojeong Pavilion is delicately built and finely structured, drawing a constant stream of travellers even today.

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Where it is

Region

Jinan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료