Three-story Stone Pagoda in Eunseon-ri, Jeongeup

A pagoda is a symbolic monument used to enshrine relics or remains of the Buddha. In many cases, pagodas do not contain the actual remains, but are still regarded as a sacred place enshrining the Buddha.

This three-story stone pagoda is presumed to have been made during the Goryeo period (918-1392).

It is composed of one base tier, three sets of body and flat roof stones, and part of a decorative top. The most notable feature of this pagoda is the two door panels on the second-story body stone. In general, a stone pagoda features a carving of a door and padlock on its body stones to indicate that it contains the relics or remains of the Buddha. It is rare to have door panels that can actually be opened and closed like in this pagoda.

During an excavation survey in 2011, roof tiles were found around the pagoda which presumably date back to the Baekje period (18 BCE?660 CE), suggesting there was once a Buddhist temple at this site from that period.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08