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Five-story Stone Pagoda in Tamni-ri, Uiseong

의성 탑리리 오층석탑 ( 義城 塔里里 五層石塔 )

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Classification National Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Five-story Stone Pagoda in Tamni-ri, Uiseong
Quantity 1 Item
Designated Date 1962.12.20
Age Unified Silla
Address 5-3, Ocheungseoktap-gil, Geumseong-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

This five-story stone pagoda located in Tamni-ri, Uiseong was built during the Unified Silla Period (676-935). It is characterized by a low, single-tier base supporting the main five-storied structure exhibiting a unique style achieved by combining the styles of brick pagodas and wooden architectural works. The base consists of a foundation of hewn rectangular stones on which, imitating a wooden architectural structure, middle and corner columns made from separate stone blocks are erected. As for the pagoda’s main body, the first story is significantly taller than the other stories, and it has a niche where one or more Buddha statues were enshrined. From the second story up, the bodies of the pagoda grow notably shorter. The roof of each story is stepped on by both under and upper sides as in brick pagodas. The cornice under the eaves is five-stepped, whereas the upper part is six-stepped. The roof stones are slightly upturned at the corners, patterned after the tile roof of a wooden building. Along with the Stone Brick Pagoda of Bunhwangsa Temple, Gyeongju (National Treasure No. 30), this pagoda is of great importance in studying the development of pagodas in Korea with its unique form and style.