Flagpole Supports at Samnangsa Temple Site, Gyeongju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.127

Category

Architecture

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1963

Location

경주시, 경상북도— 경북 경주시 성건동 129-1번지

Coordinates

35.845715, 129.201943

A dang, or flag, was hung at the entrance of a temple. Danggan was the pole used to hold the flag for special occasions such as Buddhist ceremonies at the temple. There are two stone supports for the pole, which is called Dangganjiju in Korean. These flagpole supports, located at the site of Samnangsa Temple, are set up separately. Apparently, only one of these supports retained its original position during the construction. Each of the flagpole supports has a design inscribed vertically and in a clear-cut style on the outside, roundly running down to the outside from the top and subsequently forming one layer of curve as was the usual style of the Unified Silla Era. In addition, only the central parts of the supports are carved, which makes them thin. The inside of the supports has two holes for the flagpoles to be inserted at the top and lower parts. These supports followed the style of the Unified Silla Period, judging from the well-proportioned and well-balanced length of each side with the height; the thin central part of the supports also shows the careful attention paid to the decoration.

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