Plans to restore one of Koreas oldest wooden pagodas underway 상세내용
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Plans to restore one of Koreas oldest wooden pagodas underway
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2008-02-29 00:00:00
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The plan to restore a nine-story wooden pagoda inside the Hwangnyongsa Temple in Gyeongju, believed to be one of the earliest wooden pagodas in Korea, is progressing at full speed.
Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), where Gyeongju is located, is pressing ahead with the plan to restore the Hwangnyongsa Temple’s nine-story pagoda earlier than it originally scheduled. The pagoda was burned to ashes nearly eight centuries ago.
Provincial officials say they have decided to urge the central government to restore the pagoda by 2015. Central government officials have said they will restore the pagoda between 2016-2025.
They say it is better to resurrect the pagoda earlier than originally scheduled because doing so can symbolize the wish for the reunification of the two Koreas and the wish for a brighter future for Korea.
If it goes as they have planned, province officials say they will inject about 300 billion won (319 million) until 2015 to restore the pagoda. They also plan to hold a symposium in July on the restoration.
The pagoda, constructed in the seventh century in the Hwangnyongsa Temple was burnt down by Mongolian invaders in 1238.
The Hwangnyong-sa Temple nine-story pagoda, 80 meters high, is believed to have been among the tallest wooden pagodas in the world.
