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Mireukjeon Hall, Geumsansa, Gimje

A three-storey hall rebuilt in 1635 — three storeys outside, one open space inside for a huge Maitreya Buddha.

Mireukjeon, Geumsansa, Gimje — three storeys outside, one space inside, with a different name board on each storey
Mireukjeon, Geumsansa, Gimje — three storeys outside, one space inside, with a different name board on each storey

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Geumsansa was built up by the Unified Silla monk Jinpyo as a centre of Maitreya worship. Mireukjeon burned in the Jeongyu invasion and was rebuilt in 1635 (13th year of King Injo). Three storeys outside, it is open from floor to roof inside to hold a standing Maitreya more than 11 m tall. Each storey bears a different name board (Daejabojeon, Yonghwajihoe, Mireukjeon).

It is the only three-storey wooden Buddhist hall in Korea and a National Treasure. With Palsangjeon at Beopjusa and Gakhwangjeon at Hwaeomsa it represents 17th-century Buddhist architecture. Geumsansa is also known as the temple where Gyeon Hwon of Later Baekje was confined after his son Singeom seized the throne.

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States and rulers at the time
Joseon — Injo
Places
Geumsansa Temple, Gimje

Before and after

Earlier
1627 First Manchu Invasion
Later
1635 Yeongjeong Law

Themes that include this event

  • Changes in Architecture1200 – 1910

    From Geungnakjeon at Bongjeongsa to Seokjojeon at Deoksugung — Goryeo bracket styles, Joseon palaces, walls and multi-storey temple halls, and the Western buildings of the Korean Empire