Banguheon Hall, Geochang

Banguheon is the house where Jeong Gi-pil, known by his pen name Yaong, who served as magistrate of Yeongyang during the reigns of King Heonjong and King Cheoljong of Joseon, once lived. As a local magistrate he was highly regarded for his integrity and virtuous conduct; when he resigned his post and returned to his hometown he had neither property nor a home, so it is said that the magistrate of Anui at the time helped him build Banguheon. The name "Banguheon" derives from a phrase meaning "to look back and examine one's own heart." Only the outer gate quarters and the men's quarters (sarangchae) survive today. A ridge-beam inscription in the sarangchae reads "234 years after the Jeongchuk year of the Chongjeong era," suggesting that the present building was built or rebuilt in the 1870s. The sarangchae known as Banguheon is a relatively large building with a hip-and-gable tiled roof, measuring five bays across the front and five bays to the side. Its most distinctive feature is that the main hall (daecheong) is not centrally placed and occupies only one bay, while the rooms occupy three bays; it also has a railed, raised wooden-floored pavilion (numaru) across one side bay. Accordingly, a single firebox is set at the centre of the rear of the building, heating two rooms from one source. Structurally it is a mindori-style house, built without ornamental bracket sets, simple and unadorned, yet overall it is an important building that conveys the dignity of a noble family's residence.

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Geochang, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료