East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas in Cheongun-dong, Gyeongju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.168

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1963

Location

경주시, 경상북도— 경북 경주시 천군동 550-2번지 ,550-3

Coordinates

35.831572, 129.281191

These twin pagodas, restored in 1939, stand on a wide plain to the east and west of Cheongun-dong, Gyeongju. Each pagoda consists of a two-layer stylobate and a three-story main body of a similar size and style. The corners and centers of each layer of the stylobate are engraved with pillar patterns; and each of the core and roof stones is hewn from a single stone. The roof stones have five-tiered cornices. The eaves are straight but turn swiftly upward at their four corners. A space measuring 24cm in width and 15cm in depth, which was made to enshrine a sarira, was found in the core stone of the third story during excavation work conducted in 1939. Only part of the finial of the West Pagoda remains, while the entire finial of the East Pagoda is missing. These two pagodas are a well-proportioned and magnificent work that epitomizes the sturdiness and stability of stone pagodas of the Unified Silla Dynasty in the late 8th century.

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