Gyeongsan Guyeonjeong Pavilion

Standing on a rock face in the middle reaches of the Geumho River, this is a wooden-framed, tile-roofed pavilion two bays across the front and two bays deep, comprising two ondol (heated-floor) rooms and two wooden-floored bays. It was built around 1848, the 14th year of King Heonjong of Joseon, by Kim Ik-dong, pen name Jikjae (1793–1861). Kim passed the jinsa examination, a preliminary state civil-service examination, in 1819, the 19th year of King Sunjo, but otherwise left no notable mark on history; his writings survive as the Jikjae Munjip (Collected Works of Jikjae). The pavilion is presumed to date from a relatively recent period, and it now stands within the grounds of Daegu University, where poor maintenance has caused its doors to fall off. Repairs carried out around 1973 altered part of the building, and sections of the walls and retaining structure were redone in cement, while part of the roof structure remains damaged today. Behind the building stands a single shrine, which was relocated here from another area in 1973.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료