Bogwangjeon Hall of Daejeonsa Temple, Cheongsong

Daejeonsa Temple, Cheongsong said to have been founded by Uisang Daesa on the 12th year of King Munmu 672 during the Silla Period. According to the Sangryangmun discovered during the restoration of 1976, it can be seen that Bogwangjeon Hall was rebuilt on the 13th year of King Hyeonjong 1672 in Joseon Dynasty after being burned down during Imjin War. The building structure is a two-pillar, five-beam wooden structure measuring three kan (a unit of measurement referring to the distance between two columns) at the front and three kan at the side, standing on granite foundation stones on a granite base. The round columns show slight entasis. The hall has a gabled roof, with flying rafters and double eaves only on the front side, over multi-bracket systems with two bracket arms extending to both the inside and outside in the typical wooden architecture style after the mid-Joseon Dynasty. Also, the decorative painting on the interior wooden elements and murals are excellent and successfully maintained in their original condition as exceptional artworks in which their picturesque quality stands out.

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