Bulguksa : The temple designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Korea


Located at the foot of Mount Tohamsan, 385 (Jinhyeon-dong) Bulguk-ro, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, the temple is based on Silla’s annual origin. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1995 in collaboration with the female Seokguram in the middle of Mount Tohamsan. It is the headquarters of the 11th diocese of the Jogye Order of Korea Buddhism.

Bulguksa, whose name is Bulguksa, was originated from Bulguksa. If Hwangnyongsa Temple is a temple famous for its massive scale, Bulguksa Temple is a temple famous for its elaborate construction completeness and beauty. One of the representative Korean buildings. The admission fee is 4,000 won for adults in 2015. Since Jan. 1, 2016, the fare has been raised along with Seokguram, which is 5,000 won for adults. Card payment is also possible.

Analyzing the Plan of the Bulguk temple complex mathematical sense idea that there will be one for the first time the Japanese occupation of the yoneda, Miyoshi. Although Yoneda’s plan is often worn out due to the lack of measurement in modern times, it is meaningful that Bulguksa must have been constructed mathematically, such as Seokguram. However, since this is a popular method for Western architecture, there are criticisms that applying it to Oriental architecture is too Western-oriented.



Anyway, Bulguksa has a very meaningful composition, not only in plane layout, but also in form and visually. Typical is the relationship of stone pagodas, which show perfect proportionality and geometric straightness, and the colorful dabotap next to them is a free and unique form of abandoning the structure of layers, which has an exquisite construction that can be symmetrical and strongly contrasted when paired with the pagodas.

The contrasting composition was not limited to a pagoda, but rather repeated through simple Gyeongnu behind the splendid Dabotap and the splendid Jongnu (Sumi Bum Jonggak) behind the elegant Seokga Tower, it said. However, the Gyeongnu and the colorful Jongnu are considered regretful because they have not been restored properly. Although it is difficult to know the exact style of the Unified Silla Period, it is also because the history of Bulguksa in the Unified Silla Period and the structure of Bulguksa in the Joseon Dynasty are different.

Originally, Bulguksa Temple had left and right Gyeongru, but the restored form now has left Gyeongru on the Dabotap side and pan-Yeongru on the Seokga tower, which is becoming right Gyeongru. However, some argue that Jongru (Sumi Beomjonggak) and Wukyeongru from the Unified Silla Period are actually different buildings, and that there may have been Ukyeongru on the west side of the Great Lakes Front.

Pan Yeong-ru was in good health in 1612 and 1688, and dancheong in 1708. However, it was suspended again during the restoration work in 1973.

Cheongungyo and Baekungyo can also feel the beauty of the good, and there is a story that during my research period, there was a large pond called Guseongyeonji just below Cheongungyo and Baekungyo Bridge. However, according to the stories of then restoration officials in the 1970s, they decided not to restore it due to reasons such as hindering the movement of tourists. #

In 1966, the world’s first woodblock print, Mugujeonggwangdaerani, was discovered in Seokga Tower. The robbers tried to rob the sarira quarters of the Seokgatap, but failed to find them, and were found on another floor while repairing them. For your information, the robbers were arrested and found to be the ones who robbed Hwangnyongsa Temple.

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