Ryonggok Academy

Ryonggok Academy
Chosŏn'gŭl 룡곡서원
Hancha 龍谷書院
Revised Romanization Yonggok seowon
McCune–Reischauer Ryonggok sŏwŏn

The Ryonggok Confucian Shrine and Academy is located in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] It is listed as a National Treasures of North Korea.

History

Built in 1656, the Shrine is located on the slopes of Mount Ryonggak, about ten kilometers from Pyongyang. [2][3] The Academy was damaged by fire in the early 1710s, and was rebuilt in 1713. [4]

The Academy served as a private educational institution during the Ri Dynasty. The complex includes two quarters - an auditorium and a shrine. The buildings were constructed in a row on sloping land. The auditorium quarter include an east classroom and a west classroom. Behind the shrine is a pavilion with a calligraphic board hung under the eaves of the roof. [5]

The complex is also known as the Ryonggok Auditorium. The main building is known as the Taesong Hall; it is the largest building on the complex. The Taesong Hall's roof has a windbreak board on each side, “a unique form, rare to be seen in other old architectures”. The Auditorium includes an outer door, a dormitory and an inner door. The outer door has a two storied gable roof. The first floor of the complex was used as an auditorium and the second floor was used as a lecture room. There are the eastern and western study rooms on the both sides of the inner court. [6] A sign board bearing the school’s name hangs from the eaves of the shrine and a monument in the north western house explains that the school was built in 1713. [7]

Media Portrayal

The Shrine is featured in film Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission.[2][3]


References

  1. ↑ 용곡서원 (August 2001). 한국도안문양사전. 한국도안문양사전 (in Korean) (여강출판사). ISBN 978-89-89457-48-0. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Baldi, Ferdinando (November 2008). "FERDINANDO BALDI: TEN ZAN OU LA DRÔLE D'AVENTURE D'UNE SÉRIE B ITALO-NORD -CORÉENNE" [Ferdinando Baldi: TEN ZAN OR THE WEIRD ADVENTURE OF AN ITALO-NORTH KOREAN B MOVIE]. COMMENT PEUT-ON ÊTRE CORÉEN ? Tan'Gun n°2 (in French) (L'Harmattan).
  3. 1 2 Ojardias, Frederic (April 1, 2010). "Ten Zan, l'ultime mission (2/2)". www.ojardias.blogspot.ca (in French). Retrieved July 7, 2014. References the following magazine as cited:Tan'gun, COMMENT PEUT-ON ÊTRE CORÉEN ?
  4. ↑ Corfield, Justin (Jul 15, 2013). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. Anthem Press. p. 256. ISBN 0857282344. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ryonggok School". KCNA (Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency). November 19, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ryonggok Auditorium, Heritage of National Culture". KCNA (Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency). September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ryonggok School". Naenara. January 20, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

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