Gyeongmojeong Pavilion, Cheongsong

Gyeongmojeong Pavilion in Cheongsong is known to have been built in the late 18th century. It has a plan of three bays across the front and two bays in depth, with a central timber-floored hall (daecheong) flanked by ondol rooms on either side — a layout known as jungdang hyeopsil, "central hall with side chambers". The building has served as a jaesa, a ritual house where the Sindanggongpa branch of the Haman Jo clan performs its seasonal ancestral rites (sije), and also as a place of learning for the clan's young students; the clan's house rules (Gajung Uijang Yakjo) confirm that it has been maintained as the central building of the lineage. Although it has undergone several repairs, its old-style columns and finely detailed doors and windows still attest to the building's former standing. The front of the building currently comprises three bays, but it originally had four: lectures were held in the two-bay-wide central hall, while the side chambers on either side were used for rites and for lodging. Although the scale has since been reduced from four bays to three, its use and floor plan are thought to have remained the same to this day.

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Cheongsong, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료