Korean Architecture Flashcards
Both archeological and linguistic evudence indicates that the Korean people originally spread into tje Koteam peninsula from siberia by wau of Manchuria.
The Formative Period
The Three Kingdoms Period
Unified Silla, or Great Silla period
Goryeo (Koryo) period
Choson (Joseon) period
No original examples remain, except for some foundation stones that vaguely suggest a building site
Koguryo (Goguryeo) Architecture
In the pyongyang area, three temple sites have been discivered which were situated on low terraces
Koguryo (Goguryeo) Architecture
These were built with three sanctums arranged to the north, east, and west of a central wooden octagonal pagoda.
Koguryo Temples
This was the golden age of ancient Korean art.
Unified Silla, or Great Silla period
This period produced more granite Buddhist images and pagodas than any other period.
Unified Silla, or Great Silla period
It differed from the other two kindgoms in its frequent use of brick-like patterns in the construction of pagodas
Unified Silla, or Great Silla period
It consist of stone cut imto shapes of bricks and was built using a bricklaying technique.
The Pagodiaa at Bunhwangsa Temple
It is where the original layout of a Unified Silla temple is best preserved
Pulguk Temple
A small stone tower built to enshrine the Sarira
Pagoda/Tap
The constructuon of stone pagodas and stupas continued in this period.
Goryeo (Koryo) period
The number of stone pagodas greatly increased with strong expressions of regional character. This led to a diversification of forms amd heights with some pagodas reaching 11 stories
Goryeo (Koryo) period
Column-head bracket system. Korean adaptation of the Chinese archutecture of the Tang period.
Chusumpo style
Multi-bracket system
Dapo style
Types of roofs
Matbae (gable) roof
Ujingak (hipped) roof
Paljak (hip and gable) rood