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Three-story Stone Pagoda in Huimang-ri, Hongcheon

홍천 희망리 삼층석탑 ( 洪川 希望里 三層石塔 )

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Classification Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Three-story Stone Pagoda in Huimang-ri, Hongcheon
Quantity 1 pagoda
Designated Date 1963.01.21
Age Goryeo
Address Hongcheon-eup Office, 151-7, Huimang-ri, Hongcheon-eup, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do

This typical three-story stone pagoda consisting of a one-layer stylobate and a three-story main body used to be located in the rear grounds of Hongcheon Elementary School, but is now kept at the county office. It is in a reasonable state of preservation, although its roof stone was already broken prior to being moved.
The pagoda’s base is made of two wide supporting stones for the stylobate, and the corners and center of the middle stone of the stylobate are carved with pillar patterns. The upper side of the cover stone is slightly slanted.
The main body, whose corners are carved with pillar patterns, and the roof stones of each story are each made from a single block of stone. A four-stepped cornice is carved under each of the roof stones, which, though slim, look rather heavy. As the body of the third story is missing, the tapering of this pagoda is not immediately apparent.
Given the simple sculptural style of each part, this pagoda is assumed to have been built sometime after the mid-Goryeo Period (918-1392).