Bogyeongsa Jeokgwang Hall, Pohang

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1868

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2015

Location

포항시, 경상북도— 경상북도 포항시 북구 보경로 523 (송라면)

Coordinates

36.252240, 129.317807

Jeokgwangjeon Hall of Bogyeongsa Temple in Pohang is a three-kan* by two-kan structure with multiple clusters of decorative brackets supporting a simple gable roof, and enshrines a Vairocana statue. The stone column bases and the stones used to fill the space between them are characteristic features of Unified Silla architecture, while the stone bases used to support the gateposts reveal that materials from the original Silla structure were used at the time of the hall’s restoration. The wooden bases (lower front) are decorated with elaborately carved lions. Details of the decorative brackets arranged along the eaves exhibit characteristics of those of the late seventeenth century, while the exposed-rafter ceiling also lends the building its own unique style. (*kan: a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns)

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