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Dodong Seowon Academy - 도동서원 (道東書院) (built 1568 onward)
Dodong Seowon, originally called Ssanggye Seowon, was built at the foot of Biseulsan mountain in Hyeonpung in 1568. It was burned by the Japanese during the 1592-98 invasions, but the memorial shrine was rebuilt at the present site in 1604. The other structures were added soon after, and the academy was named Dodong Seowon by King Sonjo in 1607. Its layout is typical of most seowon.
(Designated Historic Site #488).
Plan view
Image adapted and modified from Seowon: The Architecture of Korea's Private Academies by Lee, Sang-hae.
Location
Location: 35.700979' N, 128.372045' E (WGS 84 map datum). Address: 대구 달성군 구지면 도동리 35번지.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 1998-2007 Timothy M. Ciccone
Kim, Gyeonghui et al. Daegu Yeoksa Gihaeng (Daegu Historical Travels)
Naratmal Publishers, 1998. Daegu
Kim, Hyo-hyeong. Dapsa Yeohaengui Giljabi 10: Gyeongbuk Bukbu (Travel Survey Guidebook 10: Northern Gyeongbuk)
Dolbegae Publishers, 1997. Korea
Kim, Un-jung. Hanguk ui seowon konchuk (The Architecture of Seowon Korea)
Munundang, 1995. Seoul
Lee, Sang-hae. Seowon: The Architecture of Korea's Private Academies
Hollym, 2005. Seoul
Korean office of Cultural Properties
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