Inchwisa Temple Stone Pagoda

This is a three-storey stone pagoda standing within the grounds of Inchwisa Temple, on the slopes of Hakseongsan Mountain. Above the stylobate, a three-storey body is stacked, and the pagoda is complete with its finial. The stylobate consists of a single stone serving as the base, with one tier of a supporting block on its upper surface; however, judging from the material, this does not appear to be the same stone as the body of the pagoda. The body of the pagoda is made up of separate body stones and roof stones for each storey. The first-storey body stone has a pillar-shaped carving at each corner. The underside of the roof stones has four tiers of eaves-supports on the first storey and three tiers on the second and third storeys, and the four corners are badly damaged. At the top, an irregularly shaped stone sits as a finial above a square base stone carved with pillar shapes at each corner. Judging from the overall form, and from the many pagoda components scattered in the vicinity, the pagoda is presumed originally to have had three storeys or more, and on the basis of the style and technique of its parts it is presumed to date from the Goryeo dynasty.

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Where it is

Region

Asan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료