Chilsa Hall, Gangneung

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2156

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2021

Location

강릉시, 강원특별자치도— 강원도 강릉시 경강로 2045 (명주동, 칠사당)

Coordinates

37.751906, 128.891877Kakao address conversion

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'Gangneung Chilsadang' positions within Gangneung Great Provincial Administrator's administrative complex as an official structure utilized as provincial-administrator workspace throughout the Joseon era, with 'Chilsadang' nomenclature deriving from Joseon provincial-administrator regulatory definition of 'Seven Affairs.' These seven affairs encompassed agriculture, household registration, education, military affairs, taxation, judicial proceedings, and social standards. Though exact founding remains uncertain, documented 1632 (King Injo 10) reconstruction and 1726 (King Yeongjo 2) expansion-reconstruction followed 1867 (King Gojong 4) fire-destruction reconstruction extending to the present. Chilsadang employs seven-bays front, four-bays-side five-rafter configuration with specialized floor-planning—incorporating upper-story platform construction along front-left single bay, establishing distinctive 'I'-character body with front-left tower platform and rear-left single-bay extension creating '┍┙' configuration. Front-left single-bay tower appears identifiable as Chalmiheon. Chilsadang interior layout establishes central decorative-beam flooring baseline with left-side comprising single heated-floor room plus two floor-level rooms, two tower platforms, and specialized ascending passage arrangements from central space toward tower flooring elevation. Gangneung Chilsadang merits preservation through documented reconstruction chronology, historical individuals and events, diverse floor-height assignment establishing spatial hierarchy, coastal-region distinctive fish-shaped ornamental brackets, and three-column-head bracket stylistic features. Accordingly, designation as nationally designated heritage (Treasure) warrants preservation merit.

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