Shrine Hall, Seongju

This hall was built by descendants to commemorate Kim Gwan-seok (1505–1542), pen name Sauedang, the ancestor who first settled the Uiseong Kim clan in Yundong village. It was first built in 1794, the 18th year of King Jeongjo, and has since been repaired and rebuilt several times, down to recent years, reaching its present form. Kim Gwan-seok's courtesy name was Uijung and his pen name was Sauedang. A scholar active under King Jungjong of Joseon, he devoted himself to cultivating moral principles grounded in classical learning. He also founded a village school where he taught many disciples, and is said to have left numerous writings on Confucian learning, including the Dokseo Myeongmun Dopyeon. The hall is built with relatively sturdy timber members, in a seven-purlin (chillyangga) frame with judu-style brackets, and is well preserved. As a jaesa, an ancestral ritual hall, its scale and joinery display an architectural character rarely seen among buildings of the modern period, having been constructed in the judu bracket style. It also played a part in establishing the scholarly tradition of Confucian learning in the Seongju region, and has served as the spiritual pillar of the Uiseong Kim clan, who have long resided in Yundong village — qualities that give it high value as cultural heritage from a historical standpoint as well.

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Where it is

Region

Seongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료