Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple
| Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple | |
 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 보현사사각구층탑 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 普賢寺四角九層塔 |
| Revised Romanization | Bohyeonsa-sagakgucheungtap |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pohyŏnsa-sagakkuch'ŭngt'ap |
| Alternative name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 다보탑 |
| Hancha | 多寶塔 |
| Revised Romanization | Dabotap |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tabot'ap |
The Tabo Pagoda of the Pohyonsa Buddhist temple located at Mt. Myohyang, Hyangam-ri, Hyangsan County, North Phyongan Province, North Korea. It is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea.[1]
Details
The pagoda is the feminine counterpart to the masculine Sokka Pagoda of the Pulguska Temple; it inspired the design of the French Embassy in Seoul by Korean architect Kim Chung-up.[2]
References
- ↑ "The 13-storeyed Octagonal Pagoda of the Pohyon Temple". naenara.com.kp. Korea Computer Center in DPRKorea & Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2003, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Ui Ahn, Byung (Autumn 1989). "Remembrances: Kim Chung-up". Koreana (Korea Foundation): 18–21. Retrieved 7 November 2014.