Gaeksa Jeongcheong, Anseong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2155

Category

Architecture

Era

고려말~조선초기

Designated year

2021

Location

안성시, 경기도— 경기도 안성시 종합운동장로 203(보개면)

Coordinates

37.014731, 127.323706Kakao address conversion

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'Anseong Official Guest House Principal Office' represents official administrative architecture subsequently employed for educational purposes following 1908 renovation from original administrative use, with accompanying structures entirely removed, preserving solely the primary building. Following post-1908 usage as county library and educational facility, 1995 demolition-plan implementation resulted in contemporary relocation. Despite Goryeo-period establishment pre-1363 (King Gongmin 12) and subsequent late-Joseon roof-tile replacement, the 1931 and 1995 relocations failed to eliminate archaic construction features—including pottery-form primary beams and bracket-work compositional methodology alongside period-specific offset-style characteristics preserved within the structure. Consequently, this represents the oldest surviving example among contemporary guest-house architectural examples. Standard provincial official-guest-house configurations aside, the Principal Office's bracket work demonstrates comparable quality to National Treasures including Sudeoksa Great Treasure Hall, Buseoksa Infinite Life Hall, Buseoksa Founder Hall, Imyeonggwan Three-Gate Structure, and Geojosa Spiritual Summit Hall bracket work, establishing equivalent standing. Bracket work composition parallels Sudeoksa Great Treasure Hall, yet incorporates distinctive rounded decorative components carved between offset elements—a technique uniquely preserved within Anseong Official Guest House Principal Office. The large and secondary beams employ pottery-form designs—characteristic late-Goryeo-period structural features. Accordingly, designation as nationally designated heritage (Treasure) warrants preservation merit.

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