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Stone pagoda in North Korea
Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl보현사사각구층탑
Hancha普賢寺四角九層塔
Revised RomanizationBohyeonsa-sagakgucheungtap
McCune–ReischauerPohyŏnsa-sagakkuch'ŭngt'ap
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl다보탑
Hancha多寶塔
Revised RomanizationDabotap
McCune–ReischauerTabot'ap

The Tabo Pagoda of the Pohyonsa Buddhist temple (Korean: 보현사사각구층탑) is located at Pohyonsa on Mt. Myohyang, Hyangam-ri, Hyangsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. It is a National Treasure in the country. A one-third model of the Pagoda is on display at the Korean Central History Museum in Pyongyang.

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.

The pagoda is the feminine counterpart to the masculine Sokka Pagoda of the Pulguska Temple; it inspired the design of the French Embassy in Seoul by Korean architect Kim Chung-up.

References

  1. "The 13-storeyed Octagonal Pagoda of the Pohyon Temple". Naenara. Korea Computer Center in DPRKorea & Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2014 . 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. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.


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