Five-story Stone Pagoda in Geumgolsan Mountain, Jindo

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.529

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

고려시대 후기

Designated year

1971

Location

진도군, 전라남도— 전남 진도군 군내면 금골길 58 (둔전리) / (지번)전남 진도군 군내면 둔전리 356-2

Coordinates

34.537413, 126.292487

It is said that there used to be a temple called Haewolsa from the Goryeo period. This stone pagoda belonged to this temple, and it probably had not been moved from its original location since its construction. Its single-layered stylobate is composed of four plank stones, and each of its corners and sides is engraved with the shape of a pillar. The top stone of the stylobate does not have any particular decoration, so it looks too simple and heavy. Such style is similar to that of the Three-Story Stone Pagoda in Eunseon-ri, Jeongeup (Treasure No. 167). What is very unique about the pagoda’s style is that the body stone on the first floor is excessively narrower, longer, and higher than the stylobate. On the other hand, roof stones are much wider and thicker than the body stone, making the pagoda look unstable, and they look different from floor to floor. Moreover, the first, second, and fourth floors have five pedestals under the roof stone; the third floor has four pedestals, and the fifth floor, three pedestals. In other words, this pagoda follows no specific style. Meanwhile, the top of the pagoda has no decoration other than the bead-shaped one. This pagoda’s very long stylobate and body stone are located on the first floor, as in the case of the Three-Story Stone Pagoda in Eunseon-ri, Jeongeup. This is meaningful because it implies that Baekje’s style, which imitates the Five-Story Stone Pagoda of the Jeongnimsa Temple site in Buyeo (National Treasure No. 9), was also spread to the far south of the Korean Peninsula. Considering the fact that each part often shows unique, irregular styles, the pagoda was probably built in the late Goryeo period during which regional characters often appeared in the styles of pagodas.

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