Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple

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Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple
9-Story Quadrangular Pagoda.jpg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
보현사사각구층탑
Hancha
普賢寺四角九層塔
Revised RomanizationBohyeonsa-sagakgucheungtap
McCune–ReischauerPohyŏnsa-sagakkuch'ŭngt'ap
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl
다보탑
Hancha
多寶塔
Revised RomanizationDabotap
McCune–ReischauerTabot'ap

The Tabo Pagoda of the Pohyonsa Buddhist temple located at Mt. Myohyang, Hyangam-ri, Hyangsan County, North Phyongan Province, North Korea. It is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea.[1] A one-third model of the Pagoda is on display at the Korean Central History Museum.[2]

Details[]

Also known as the "Pagoda of many treasures", this structure is a two-storey pagoda. The first storey consists of a platform with four stone staircases leading up to the elevated portion. Here, four pillars create a sheltered area that is thought to once have held a Buddhist statue. The second central stage is made of a simple cornice with rounded, beam-like blocks of granite.[3]

The pagoda is the feminine counterpart to the masculine Sokka Pagoda of the ; it inspired the design of the French Embassy in Seoul by Korean architect .[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "The 13-storeyed Octagonal Pagoda of the Pohyon Temple". naenara.com.kp. Korea Computer Center in DPRKorea & Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2014 [2003]. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ The Korean Central History Museum. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pul-guk-sa Temple". University of Idaho. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Ui Ahn, Byung (Autumn 1989). "Remembrances: Kim Chung-up". Koreana. Korea Foundation: 18–21. Retrieved 7 November 2014.


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