Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple Daegu

Daegu, with its wonderful combination of the modern, with its well-constructed cities and skyscrapers, and the ancient, with its traditional and heritage listed buildings, is growing to be one of the major tourist attractions in South Korea. The land is full of cultural and religious artifacts which for the nationals treasures of the city, and include heritage buildings, stupas, pagodas, religious halls, and temples. One of the attractions here are the Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu.

The Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu, are a major part of the Donghwasa Temple. These are two stone pillars that are situated in the Donghwasa Temple, near the Geumdang-am building. The purpose of these stone posts is to support banner poles, and used to hoist flagpole during special occssions, and during the time when big events are held at the Donghwasa temple.

The Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu are310-meters in height, and are at a distance of 66 meters from each other. According to an inscription that is placed inside the Donghwasa Temple, the Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu were founded by the Priest Simjiwangsa in the seventh year of King Heungdeok(832).

The Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu follow the structural detailing that evokes the period of the Unified Silla era. The posts have the typical design technique such as rounded edges and the vertical linear patterns. The square indentations and round holes of the Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu were meant to hold the lever used to lock the flagpoles in place.

There are many other pillars, posts, pagodas and stupas in the ancient temples of Daegu, which are very similar to the Stone Posts of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. To know more about these, take a virtual tour of VoyageNow, and get moreinformation.to do so, please click on the following links –

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