Gaetaesa Temple Five-story Stone Pagoda

Gaetaesa Temple was founded in 930, the 13th year of King Taejo of Goryeo, to commemorate the founding of the Goryeo dynasty. It later fell into ruin, leaving only the temple site, until the monk Kim Gwang-yeong built new structures there and named it Dogwangsa Temple, which was later renamed Gaetaesa Temple. This pagoda, standing in the temple courtyard, had remained at the original temple site and was moved to its present location when the temple was rebuilt; because part of its lower section was lost in the move, it no longer retains its complete original form. That is, above a tall base stone, the platform (gidan) is missing, and only the five storeys of the pagoda body are stacked in sequence. On each body stone of the pagoda, pillar shapes are carved at the corners, and the roof stones covering the body stones have four tiers of supporting brackets carved into their undersides. At the top, a bud-shaped finial rests on a square support stone. Although it is regrettable that part of it is missing, so that its original form cannot be seen, the carving is simple in technique and conveys an elegant, refined air; the pagoda is presumed to be a work of the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료