Three-story Stone Pagoda in Pyeonghwa-dong, Andong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.114

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1963

Location

안동시, 경상북도— 경북 안동시 평화동 71-108번지

Coordinates

36.567888, 128.716721

This three-story stone pagoda is located in Pyeonghwa-dong, Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is hard to look up the temple site where this pagoda was erected since many private houses have now been built around here; ditto for finding out the name of the temple. This is a typical three-story stone pagoda on a double-tier stylobate, without any significant decoration except for the beautiful "panel design" at the lower part of the stylobate. Since the upper part shows an unusual sharp slope, and its corners are gently upturned, it looks more like a roof stone than the stylobate. Each of the core stone and roof piece is made from a single block of stone. The eaves are straight; at the corners are holes that were used to hang wind-bells. The finial has a square base and a hemispheric Bokbal (over-turned bowl), the lowest parts of the pagoda's roof ornament. The roofs are larger than usual, making the pagoda well-balanced. The pagoda is believed to have been built after the mid-Unified Silla period.

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