Yongsanjeongsa Temple, Sangju

The name Yongsan (Dragon Mountain) is said to derive from the spot where one of the nine dragon ridges of Gapjangsan Mountain ran some ten ri eastward and came to rest; the building is also known as Wayeondang, or "Hall for Lying and Viewing the Pond". It was given this name because one could lie on the wooden floor and idly admire the pond in front of the house. The building was constructed in 1849, the ninth year of King Heonjong. Its structure is a four-bay front, one-bay side, hip-and-gable roof in a half-two-storey pavilion form; small blocks (sora) are set between the column capitals and the bay spacing, in the plain mindori style without elaborate bracket sets. The front bay is formed as an open eave-side bay (toetgan) with a balustrade, in the layout of a yangban (gentry) house, clearly showing the refined architectural style of the nineteenth century onward. A jeongsa, or private study hall, was a place where financially comfortable yangban of the Joseon period studied, though in practice it was mainly used for the same purpose as a jeongja, or pavilion.

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Sangju, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료