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Yongju Seowon - 용주서원 (龍洲書院) (1598, renovated 1924)
Yongju Seowon stands at the foot of mount Wolnong. It was constructed in 1598 by the disciples of Baek In-Gol (1497-1579, a notable Confucian scholar. It was substantially renovated in 1924.
Address: 경기도 파주시 월롱면 덕은리 298 (Gyeonggi-do, Paju-si, Wollong-myeon, Deok-eun-ri 298).
Location
The approximate location of the academy is 37.799470' N, 126.777007' E (WGS 84 map datum).
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2006 Timothy M. Ciccone. Photographed in late May, 2006.
Ahn, Jang-heon & Lee, Sang Hae. Seowon.
Korea: Youl Hwa Dang, 1998.
Hong, Jinkee et al. Korean Cultural Heritage 2: Seen Through Pictures and Names.
Seoul: Time and Space Tech Co., 2002.
Kim, Ji-min. Hangukui Yugyo Geonchuk.
Seoul: Baleon, 1993.
Lee, Sang-hae. Seowon: The Architecture of Korea's Private Academies.
Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym, 2005.
Korean Office of Cultural Properties
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