At present housed in the National Museum of Korea, this stone pagoda once remained at Gyeongcheonsa, a Buddhist sanctuary from ahead of schedule Goryeo (918-1392) situated on Mount Buso in Gwangdeok-myeon, Gaepung-firearm, Gyeonggi.
The pagoda was carried into Japan when Korea was under Japanese pilgrim guideline in the mid twentieth century however was returned in 1960 and kept in Gyeongbok Palace until it was moved to its present area.
The pagoda comprises of a three-level base and a 10-story body, both of which are luxuriously embellished with extravagantly cut Buddha and bodhisattva pictures and flower themes. There is an engraving on the body uncovering that the pagoda was set up in 1348 when Goryeo was under the principle of King Chungmok (1344-48). The pagoda has been viewed as a fine case of the remote style of Goryeo pagodas fabricated in the period as it may be, notwithstanding its novel structure, made of marble instead of rock.
The pagoda comprises of a three-level base and a 10-story body, both of which are luxuriously embellished with extravagantly cut Buddha and bodhisattva pictures and flower themes. There is an engraving on the body uncovering that the pagoda was set up in 1348 when Goryeo was under the principle of King Chungmok (1344-48). The pagoda has been viewed as a fine case of the remote style of Goryeo pagodas fabricated in the period as it may be, notwithstanding its novel structure, made of marble instead of rock.
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