Dongsa Temple Site, Hanam

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.352

Category

유적지

Era

후삼국~고려전기

Designated year

1991

Location

하남시, 경기도— 경기 하남시 서하남로418번길 73 (춘궁동)

Coordinates

37.517246, 127.185734

This was a temple site located at a hollow where the Namhansanseong and Iseongsanseong fortresses look northeastward. Historians excavated the site of Geumdang Hall along with four other building sites in their research. Geumdang is a hall where the statue of Buddha is enshrined. The site was quite spacious. The octagonal chair for the statue of the sitting Buddha had diameter of 5.1m, the largest during that period. Many Buddhist antiques including gilt-bronze Buddha, tiles, ceramics, and bronze pots used in the temple were dug from this area. Characters were engraved on some tiles, proving that the temple had been called Dongsa. Two stone pagodas on the site were designated as important Korean cultural assets (Treasure Nos. 12 & 13). Built between the Later Three Kingdoms Period and the early Goryeo Dynasty, the temple was magnificent and grand. It lasted until the early Joseon Dynasty but was closed after that.

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