Gwiraejeong Pavilion

This pavilion was built in 1755 by the Jiheongong Branch of the Yeoju Yi clan as a village school for their descendants. It is located in Cheonseo Village, a clan village of the Yeoju Yi clan.

The pavilion’s name Gwiraejeong can be interpreted to mean “a pavilion of renouncing one’s official post and returning home.” The name commemorates Yi Cheol-myeong (1477-1523, pen name: Jiheon), the progenitor of this branch of the clan, who returned home after retiring from public service due to political strife following a literati purge.

The roof and room layout of this pavilion are especially unique. While hexagonal pavilions typically have roofs with ridges that all meet at a central point, this pavilion features a complex hip-and-gable roof. And rather than a single room in the center surrounded on all sides by a wooden veranda, this pavilion consists of a wooden-floored hall in the front and two adjoined underfloor-heated rooms in the back. To either side of the rooms, a small closet was added to maximize the utility of the space.

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