Five-story Stone Pagoda at Bingsansa Temple Site, Uiseong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.327

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Designated year

1963

Location

의성군, 경상북도— 경상북도 의성군 춘산면 빙계리 산 70

Coordinates

36.230803, 128.755647

This pagoda is located under Bingsan Mountain in the Bohyeonsan Mountain Range, one of the Eight Views of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Constructed of brick-size stones, this pagoda is an imitation of the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Tamni-ri, Uiseong (Treasure No. 77). It consists of five-story pagoda body on a single story stylobate. The base stone consists of 16 stones. The middle stone of the stylobate is made of 15 stones, of which the material of pillar stones is different from that of side stones. The top stylobate consists of 8 stones, on which the support stands. Pillars are erected on the four edges of the main stone of the first story. In the front, there is a room 1.53 meters in height and 1.16 meters in width that housed a Buddha statue. The main stones of the second story and above become lower, about half the height of the first story. The five roof stones have a four-tiered base respectively, and the slope of the roof stones consists of five tiers. At the top, only the finial base remains. This pagoda is presumed to have been constructed between the late Unified Silla and early Goryeo. Although this is not as magnificent as the Five-story Stone Pagoda in Tamni-ri, it is still a beautiful example of a stone brick pagoda.

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