Chirinjeong Pavilion

Chirinjeong Pavilion was built in 1409, the ninth year of King Taejong, by Jang Pyo. At the pavilion's completion ceremony, his four sons and three sons-in-law, all of whom held government posts, attended and hung their insu — the cords attached to the official seals used by government offices or officials in the course of their duties — on two hoehwanamu, Chinese scholar trees; to commemorate this the pavilion was named Chirinjeong, meaning 'Pavilion of the Seven'. The present building was rebuilt in the late eighteenth century; worn or broken parts were repaired in 1986, and the roof tiles, walls and fences were renewed in 1993. The building has three bays across the front and two bays to the side, with ondol-heated rooms on either side and a wooden-floored hall in the centre. A narrow veranda runs along the front and both sides, enclosed by a railing carved with plant motifs. Although Chirinjeong Pavilion itself was built in the late eighteenth century, the pavilion, pond and surrounding landscape provide valuable material that can greatly assist research into fifteenth-century garden design.

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Where it is

Region

Pohang, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료