February 26, 2025
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Kwangbop Temple - Historical Relic at Foot of Mt Taesong

Date: 26/02/2025 | Source: KCNA.co.jp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, February 26 (KCNA) -- Among historical relics showing the excellent architecture of the Korean ancestors is Kwangbop Temple at the foot of Mt Taesong in Pyongyang. The temple was built in 392 when the 24th King of Koguryo Kingdom Kwanggaetho ruled, and was repaired in 1727, one of the years when the feudal Joson dynasty ruled. The temple was completely destroyed by the enemy's barbarous bombing during the Fatherland Liberation War in the 1950s and restored to its original state in 1990. It is a typical temple style of the Koguryo Kingdom. There are the Haethal Gate, the gate of the temple, five-storied octagonal pagoda and the main hall where Buddhist priests sit in meditation east and west on both sides of its central axis. The main hall painted red and blue is the building with two-storied hip-saddle roof. In the main hall, there are three Buddhist statues, including a statue of Shakyamuni, and a picture of Buddha. In the centre of the temple yard there is a five-storied octagonal pagoda, which is very magnificent and elegant and harmonizes with the surrounding buildings. The temple, a precious cultural heritage showing the excellent architecture of the ancestors and the long cultural tradition, is now preserved and managed as a relic of national treasure. One day in February 1991, President Kim Il Sung visited the temple, where he expressed satisfaction over the fact that it was successfully rebuilt on the principle of historicism. Later, a resting place was built around the temple. So the visitors have a good time.

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