Yeongju Yeonghunjeong Pavilion

Yeonghunjeong Pavilion stands within the grounds of Yeongju City Hall, facing south, next to the wall of Yeongju Elementary School west of the city council office. The building is said to have been erected around 1460 by the county magistrate Jeong Jongso to greet and see off envoys, and was originally called Namjeongja ('South Pavilion'). It was later abandoned, but appears to have been rebuilt in 1643, the 21st year of King Injo, by Sin Sok, who hung a plaque inscribed 'Yeonghunjeong' in calligraphy by Yi Hwang. It is said to have been moved to its present site during the Japanese colonial period. The building is a two-storey structure three bays wide and two bays deep, with double eaves and a hipped-and-gabled roof whose sides form the shape of the character for 'eight' (八). The lower storey has twelve round columns set in three rows on irregularly shaped natural foundation stones; the upper storey has ten round columns with none in the centre, is open on all four sides, has a floor of wooden boards laid in a grid pattern, and has a railing fitted around the edge of the floor. The ceiling exposes the rafters in an open-rafter style, and the use of relatively sound timber highlights the somewhat rustic joinery techniques of the period. Yeonghunjeong is unusual in having been built for official government use, unlike the clan pavilions that became common in the late Joseon period, and its relatively good state of preservation makes it a valuable resource for understanding the architectural style and construction techniques of its time.

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Where it is

Region

Yeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료