| Dongya
Gotaek House (c. 1700) other
sites in Andong |
Andong, Korea |
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This house in Sosan-ri, Andong, was reputedly built around the year 1700 by Kim Jung-an (1639-1705). Gim Yang-geun (1734-1799), whose pen name was Dongya, was born in this house and studied here.
According to GPS readings taken on-site, the house is at 36 34.80233 degrees north, 128 32.82832 degrees east (WGS84 map datum).
(Classified Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Property Material No. 193)
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2006 Tim Ciccone. Photographed in late May, 2006.
Information from signpost on site and Korea's Cultural Properties Administration (www.ocp.go.kr).