Three-story Stone Pagoda at Cheollyongsa Temple Site in Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju

This stone pagoda is located at the former site of Cheollyongsa Temple, which is said to have been founded during the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE-668 CE) to wish for the prosperity of the Silla kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE). However, with the fall of Silla to the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), the temple was abandoned and eventually disappeared. However, in 1040, a civil official of Goryeo, named Choe Je-an (?-1046) rebuilt the temple, which stood until the late period of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910).

This pagoda is presumed to have been made when the temple was rebuilt in 1040. It consists of a base, three sets of body and roof stones, and a decorative top. It had been found collapsed on this site and was re-assembled in 1991. At this time, a new decorative top was added as the original had been lost.

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