Deogyangjae Hall, Hapcheon

Deogyangjae in Hapcheon is a jaesil (ancestral ritual hall) of the Changnyeong Jo clan, located northwest of Deokbong-ri village in Ssangchaek-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. It was originally founded in 1790, the fourteenth year of King Jeongjo, under the name Deogyang Seowon (a Confucian academy), but was demolished in 1868, the fifth year of Emperor Gojong, in accordance with the order abolishing seowon academies. It was later rebuilt in 1872 under the name Deogyangjae, and has remained so to the present day. Deogyangjae stands alone within a wall built of earth and stone, with no other buildings nearby. Beside the front yard, stelae commemorating three sages — Jo Su-cheon, Jo I-cheon, and Jo Sin-cheon — formerly enshrined at Deogyang Seowon, have recently been erected, carrying on the spirit and tradition of these forebears. Architecturally, it is a building of five bays across the front and two bays deep, built in the napdori five-purlin gable-roof style, with rooms placed to either side and a daecheong (wooden-floored hall) at the centre. Most of the beams use naturally curved timber to emphasise natural beauty, and the curves formed by the beams and lintels on both sides in particular show a beauty that is simple yet dignified and elegant.

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Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료