Three-story Stone Pagoda in Seoak-dong, Gyeongju

This three-story stone pagoda is presumed to have been made in the late period of Unified Silla (668-935).

The base section is made of eight large square-cut stones stacked in two tiers, on top of which a thin, flat slab of stone was laid as a support for the first-story body stone. Pagodas with bases made of square-cut stones can be found only in the Gyeongju area. Both the underside and top of the roof stones are carved into tiers, which is a design intended to resemble pagodas made of brick.

Above the base are three sets of body and roof stones, with each body and roof stone being made of a separate piece of stone. On one side of the first-story body stone, there is a carving of an entrance with wrathful guardians who protect the Buddha and his teachings to each side, which signifies that the remains of the Buddha are enshrined inside the pagoda.

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