Three-story Stone Pagoda in Hyohyeon-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, slat slab of stone was laid as a support for the first story body stone. Pagoda with bases made of square-cut stones can be found only in the Gyeongju area.

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

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