Yaong Pavilion, Yecheon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1917

Category

Architecture

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2016

Location

예천군, 경상북도— 경상북도 예천군 맛질길 55 (용문면)

Coordinates

36.705340, 128.438744

Yaongjeong Pavilion in Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do was built in 1566 by Gwon Sim-eon to honor the academic achievements of his father Gwon Ui (pen-name: Yaong, 1475-1558), an esteemed local Confucian scholar. The pavilion has been preserved in its original condition complete with the original roof tiles and dancheong (decorative color patterns), and is a valuable material for studies of the Korean architectural heritage before the Japanese Invasion of Korea (1592-1598). The pavilion is a four-kan (one kan being a unit of measurement of the space between two columns) by four-kan structure with a T-shaped layout, and consists comprises a large board-floored hall, two bedrooms furnished with ondol (traditional underfloor heating system), and a numaru (lofty board-floored terrace). As one of a few rare buildings to have retained the architectural features before the Japanese Invasion of Korea, it is considered worthy of inscription on the national cultural heritage list.

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