| Samgujeong
Pavilion (originally 1496, rebuilt 1947 onward)
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This pavilion was first built in 1496 by Kim Yeongjeon (1439-1522), the great-grandson of Kim Hyeok, the progenitor of the Sosan families of the Andong Kim Clan, for use by his 88 year old mother. It was repaired many times and rebuilt in 1947. The name Samgujeong, literally meaning "There Tortoise Pavilion." Derives from three tortoise shaped rocks in the garden. It is believed that name was chosen in the wish that it would bring long life to Kim's aged mother as the tortoise is a traditional longevity symbol. The open, five-girder structure is in a single wing-like bracket style with a hipped-and-gabled roof. It is three kan by two kan(a traditional unit of measure referring to the space between the columns).
(Designated Gyeongsangbuk-do Tangible Cultural Property 213).
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2004 Tim Ciccone. Photographed March 2004
Cultural Properties Administration
Cheon,
Deuk-Youm & Jeon, Bong-Hee. Hangukui Geonchuk Munhwajae 9 (Architectural
Heritage of Korea, volume 9).
Kimoondang
Publishers. Seoul. 2001.
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