Yeongbo Pavilion, Yeongam

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2054

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2019

Location

영암군, 전라남도— 전라남도 영암군 영보정길 10-8 (덕진면)

Coordinates

34.829552, 126.732343

Yeongbojeon Pavilion was built by members of the Jeonju Choe and Geochang Sin clans who settled in the area during the local administrative reforms carried out in the mid- to late fifteenth century. It was renovated in 1635 (the 13th year of the reign of King Injo) after the Imjin War (1592-1598). It is regarded as a representative structure of the Yeongam area, and was used - along with the nearby Jangamjeong Pavilion - as a meeting place by the local mutual aid society (donggye). It is unusually large for a private pavilion built in a rural area, and has an unusually high floor. It exhibits a unique composition, with a seperate room in the rear side of the floor. It is regarded as a valuable heritage by scholars interested in the history of the development of Korean pavilions, particularly with regard to its door and window frames, balustrade, ikgong (the bird wing-shaped brackets that support the eaves, hwaban (the beams forming the main part of the bracket system), and daegong (a short supporting column set up on a cross beam) among other notable features.

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