Three-story Stone Pagoda in Huimang-ri, Hongcheon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.79

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

고려시대

Designated year

1963

Location

홍천군, 강원특별자치도— 강원 홍천군 홍천읍 희망리 151-7번지

Coordinates

37.694272, 127.888847

This typical three-story stone pagoda consisting of a one-layer stylobate and a three-story main body used to be located in the rear grounds of Hongcheon Elementary School, but is now kept at the county office. It is in a reasonable state of preservation, although its roof stone was already broken prior to being moved. The pagoda’s base is made of two wide supporting stones for the stylobate, and the corners and center of the middle stone of the stylobate are carved with pillar patterns. The upper side of the cover stone is slightly slanted. The main body, whose corners are carved with pillar patterns, and the roof stones of each story are each made from a single block of stone. A four-stepped cornice is carved under each of the roof stones, which, though slim, look rather heavy. As the body of the third story is missing, the tapering of this pagoda is not immediately apparent. Given the simple sculptural style of each part, this pagoda is assumed to have been built sometime after the mid-Goryeo Period (918-1392).

Location