Five-story Stone Pagoda at Bongeopsa Temple Site, Anseong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.435

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

고려시대

Designated year

1966

Location

안성시, 경기도— 경기 안성시 죽산면 죽산리 148-5번지

Coordinates

37.078450, 127.430766

Located at the former site of Bongeopsa Temple, which is now little more than a plowed field, this pagoda consists of a five-story body and a single-layer stylobate. The stylobate was set on a single thick stone plate, the thickness of which gives the pagoda a heavy atmosphere. The core stone of the first story of the main body is composed of four pieces of stones while the other four stories are each made of a single stone. Each of the corners of the five stories is engraved with a narrow pillar design. The middle of the southern side of the core stone of the first story is carved with a small niche. The roof stone is thin, and the horizontal eaves turn slightly upward at the ends. None of the constituent parts of the finial have been found. In general, the pagoda is poorly-proportioned while its carving style looks overly formal. Although the pagoda exhibits the general construction style of Silla stone pagodas, i.e. good composition of the stone materials, its weakened structure and ponderous shape - typical characteristics of pagodas at that time – suggest that it was erected during the Goryeo Dynasty.

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