Yeosansongssi Ssangchung Jeongryeo Pavilion, Goheung

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2188

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2022

Location

고흥군, 전라남도— 전라남도 고흥군 마륜마서길 49-6 (동강면, 재실)

Coordinates

34.783130, 127.290200Kakao address conversion

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The Goheng Yeosan Song clan's Twin Loyalty Commemoration Arch (Shwangchung Jeongryeo-gak) honors the military achievements and martyrdom of Song Dae-ip (1550-1597) and his son Song Sim (1590-1637) during the Imjin War and Byeongja War respectively. The arch was constructed following 1704 (30th year of King Sukjong's reign) when it was officially commissioned, with subsequent repairs and maintenance work bringing it to its present state. This arch features a hip-and-gable roof with three bays on the front (where the center bay is slightly narrower) and two bays on the side, utilizing a five-rafter structural frame. The interior contains two commemorative plaques dated 1704 recording official titles and surnames (myeongjeong), along with four additional plaques commemorating major repair efforts. Notably distinctive for commemoration arch architecture, this structure employs a composite style combining multiple-bracket and wing-bracket systems. The column-head bracket (jushangpo) comprises three-wing bracket arms with outsets, while the space between frontal columns features florets used as decorative supports in place of standard configurations, creating ornate bracket presentations characteristic of multiple-bracket systems. The auxiliary columns supporting the curved eaves and corner bracket arms employ double-layering to serve both structural and decorative functions. Stone pillars (seok-chu) and elongated foundation stones (jang-cho-seok) provide refined aesthetic qualities and elevated status appropriate to commemorative arch architecture. This arch represents a symbolic monument of the Yeosan Song clan, a military family that produced numerous individuals of exemplary loyalty and virtue, and serves as an important historical artifact illustrating the national governance mechanisms and regional rural society of the late Joseon period. The arch demonstrates historical and scholarly value through its sophisticated architectural techniques, particularly the elaborate bracket-arm configurations, meriting recognition as national-level heritage.

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