Three-story Stone Pagoda in Hyangsan-ri, Danyang

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.405

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1964

Location

단양군, 충청북도— 충북 단양군 가곡면 향산1길 24 (향산리)

Coordinates

37.054234, 128.417768

This pagoda is located in deep mountains 16 km east of Danyang-eup. Only a few roof tiles and pieces of pottery around it indicate that this used to be the site of a temple. The pagoda was broken down in 1935 when the sarira in it were stolen but it was rebuilt by the residents of the local village. The pagoda has the structure of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. On the hardened earth, several big and long stones are laid as a foundation, and the lower and the upper stories of stylobate are placed on it. The corners and middles of each story of the stylobate are decorated with carvings of pillars. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made of one stone. Each main stone is engraved with pillar patterns in the edges. On the first story of the main stones is a carving of a pair of doors. Each roof stone has a 4-tiered base underneath, and a 2-tiered support rests on the roof stone. The bottom line of the eaves is horizontal, and the slant of the roof is gentle but clear at the corners. The decorations remaining on the finial are the final base, over-turned bowl, a lotus flower pattern ornament and a lotus flower bud ornament. With its neat finishing touches and exquisite carved decorations, the pagoda typifies the beauty of the pagodas built in the late Unified Silla period.

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