Jejuhyanggyo Daeseongjeon Hall

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1902

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2016

Location

제주시, 제주특별자치도— 제주특별자치도 제주시 서문로 43 (용담일동, 제주향교)

Coordinates

33.511552, 126.515618

Following its establishment in 1394 on a site in present-day Gyo-dong, Jeju-si, Jejuhyanggyo Local Confucian School was moved five times until it finally became established at its current location in 1827. Daeseongjeon Shrine, the institution’s main shrine hall, is a five-kan (one kan being a unit of measurement of the space between two columns) by four-kan structure featuring corner bracketing clusters, additional columns supporting the exterior under purlins, and extended wing brackets. The building is noticeably low, creating a stable, stately appearance, as it was designed to withstand the island's climate conditions including strong winds and torrential rain. As one of the most admired historic buildings in Jeju-do, the building is in good condition and exhibits various attractive characteristic features of the local architectural heritage.

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