Daeungjeon Hall of Dongguksa Temple, Gunsan

This building was built as the Buddhist hall of Geumgangsa Temple, a temple of the Japanese Soto Zen sect that arrived in Korea along with Japanese settlers after the opening of the port, but after liberation it was renamed Dongguksa Temple, a temple of the Jogye Order, and remains so today. The Daeungjeon Hall is connected by a corridor to the quarters where monks reside, the roof has a steep pitch, and sliding doors are fitted into the building's outer walls — features that follow the style of Japanese temple architecture. Although the interior of the Dharma hall has been partly altered, its original form is largely well preserved.

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Where it is

Region

Gunsan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산