Three-story Stone Pagoda in Gusan-ri, Uljin

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.498

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Designated year

1968

Location

울진군, 경상북도— 경북 울진군 근남면 구산리 1494-1번지

Coordinates

36.929465, 129.347105

This stone pagoda located in Gusan-ri, Uljin County consists of a two-layered platform and a three-storied main body. All the four corners and facets of the two layers of the platform are engraved with pillar patterns. The top stones of each layer slope gently on their upper surfaces and have four clear angles. The core stones and roof stones of the main body are hewn from one stone each. Every corner of the core stones is carved with pillar patterns. The southern side of the core stone of the first story features a square frame though the exact intention of the design is not known. The roof stones have five-tiered cornices and their upper parts are thin and horizontal, but their eaves curve swiftly upwards at the four corners. The pagoda exhibits overall the typical style of stone pagodas built during the Unified Silla Dynasty. However, judging from some unadorned parts of the platform, it is assumed that it was erected during the late ninth century.

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