Daegakseowon Confucian Academy, Jinju

The academy measures five bays across the front and two bays in depth, built in the toetjip style with toet (narrow eave-side bays) added at both front and rear. The front columns are round, with entasis (a gentle swelling in the shaft), and are notably large in cross-section and tall and elegant in proportion. The frame follows a five-purlin (oryang) structure and is finely decorated. Toetbo beams span both side toet bays, and the roof has single eaves and a hip-and-gable (paljak) form. As a Confucian academy its overall layout is well balanced, and the use of structural members, the application of appropriate proportions, and the various technical methods seen in the dongjae, the east dormitory building, together display numerous techniques of late Joseon architecture, giving the academy considerable academic value.

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Where it is

Region

Jinju, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료