Beopju Temple

Beopju Temple

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Beopjusa is in North Chungcheon Province.





Beobju Temple was founded in 553, in the 14th year of the reign of the Shilla dynasty King Jinheung.
















The sign tells us that photography of the interior is prohibited. This is a photo of the shoes.






Palsangjeon, the only remaining wooden structure 5-story pagoda, and the country's tallest pagoda of any kind. It was destroyed in the Hideyoshi invasion in the 16th century and rebuilt right away, then repaired in 1968. (2006)






Cairns in the stream bed at the entrance to the temple.

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