Gyeongju Namsan Mountain Poseokgye Valley Giamgok Valley Je2sa Temple Site Dong Three-story Stone Pagoda

This pagoda stands at a temple site in a valley — a tributary that runs about 1.3 km northwest and downhill from the summit of Samneunggye Valley before joining the main stream of Poseokgye Valley — and lies to the south of the site. The Donggyeong jamgi (Miscellaneous Records of the Eastern Capital) records: "Baduk-bawi [Baduk Rock] is on Geumosan Mountain. It is a stone cut in the shape of a baduk (the board game, also known as go) board. This is where, long ago in the time of Silla, immortals are said to have gathered to play baduk." People in the village below this valley called the place 'Janggu-teo', but during the Japanese colonial period Japanese officials began calling it 'Giamgok', and it has been known by that name ever since. This pagoda had originally collapsed. Between late 2003 and early 2004 it was restored, making maximum use of the original stones and, where members were scattered or lost, replacing them after careful research. The parts restored with new stone are the face stones of the lower stylobate, the body stone of the second storey, the body and roof stones of the third storey, and the finial base. It appears to have been made in the late 9th century of the Unified Silla period, and it is notable that long rectangular stones are laid around the lower stylobate, marking off a precinct (tapgu) for the pagoda. Although this pagoda has the weakness that many of its parts were restored with new stone, it is fully recognised as worth preserving.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료