Yangjin Hall, Sangju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1568

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2008

Location

상주시, 경상북도— 경북 상주시 낙동면 양진당길 27-4 (승곡리)

Coordinates

36.364148, 128.229040

Jo Jeong (1555-1636, pen-name Geomgan), a civil official of Joseon, moved the house to the present location from his wife’s home town at Cheonjeon-dong in Andong. According to the construction document found on a purlin, written to mark the completion of the wooden frame and raising of the main crossbeam, the house also underwent major repairs in 1807 (the 7th year of King Sunjo’s reign). Measuring nine kan (a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns) at the front and seven kan at the side, Yangjindang, or the House of Truth Cultivation, is built on a square ground plan with a middle courtyard, part of the four surrounding wings with raised floors. The six columns along the front verandah are made of whole logs, trimmed square in the lower part and round in the upper part. The main wing is raised over one meter above the ground but is uniquely installed with an under-floor heating system, adding diversity to the housing style of the Joseon Dynasty. The rooms in this building are laid out in two rows, with thick columns skillfully trimmed along the edges, demonstrating refined carpentry. The roof of the house has double eaves only on the section over the verandah, while all the remaining sections have single eaves. The rafters are square, unlike most other traditional houses that have round rafters beneath square flying rafters. The heated-floored rooms as well as the wood-floored hall in this building have double-jamb windows.

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