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Three storied pagoda of Chongryongsa Temple
Name: Three storied pagoda of Chongryongsa Temple
Designation: Cultural properties material No. 59
Period: Koryo period
Location: 65-1 Chongryong-ri, Sowun-myon
Owner: Chongryongsa Temple
Material: Granite
Size: 2.38m high
 

The foundation stone is composed of several stone blocks of different sizes, on which the lower pedestal stone in a single block is placed to support the body of the pagoda. Eave slopes are expressed on the four corners of the lower pedestal stone and a triple-layered support is placed at the center. The upper pedestal stone was originally in a single block, but later was broken into two pieces. Its lower part is treated in curved surfaces and a three-layered support accepting the body is placed on its upper surface.
The first story is composed of a single block with corner posts engraved in relief on its four corners. Its roof stone has gentle slopes and the support of the roof stone is four-tiered. The body of the second story is also made of a single block and has corner posts expressed on it. Its rapidly diminishing size, however, gives a rather unnatural impression. Its roof stone is in the same shape as that of the first story, and the body and roof of the third story are the same, too.
The decorations of the rooftop have been lost and the foundation and the body are partially damaged. Still, the entire figure of the pagoda retains a graceful figure.