There was one of the oldest wooden Building in Korea in Soo Deok Sa Temple.
It was main building of this temple Dae Woong Jeon.
It is believed that this building had been built 800 years ago.
At first glance, you could become aware of long history of this Building.
Let's get closer
The color was faded away. I asked why there was no paining colors(Dan Cheong), but I could not get answer from anybody.
So I took some photos of building.
Below was side door of the building.
The eaves and the ornaments
Wood Pillar of old age
Pillars and the patterns of door
The repaired part of pillar
This building had been built in 1308 AD.
It was miracle wooden building have beeb preserved for such a long time.
Let's look at Soo Deok Sa more in detail next time.
This is historic, but 800 years! Still in awe, nice post
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it always impresses us to see such an old structure endure through the centuries, @slowwalker, especially a wooden building.
All of man's culture and history are testimony to our desire for permanence which we can never achieve.
There's a sadness about that building - the lack of paint suggests that it has long since weathered away.
We treasure things that endure because we long for stability, but as the poet, Louis Mac Neice wrote, we are ghosts that cannot catch hold of things
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thank you for your comment as always
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You have the same reputation!
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yes, but I have a lot less influence :)
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Okay, but - sorry - I'm a Steemit noob - what is the difference between influence and reputation? Thank you for your help!
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Gave you a follow. :)
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So wonderful post, beauty of historic places. I wish I could visit there some day .
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Korea is so rich in culture. I would love to visit one day.
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The Bulgyohakbo(????, The Journal of the Korean Buddhist Research Institute) is published by Korean Buddhist Research Institute of Dongguk University(www.kbri.co.kr).
No. 1(November, 1963)
Doctrine of Chinese San-Loeun(Madhyamaka) and the Thought of Seng Lang / Kim, Ying-seuk/ 1
One Aspect of Korean Ancient Belief / Kwon, Sang-no/79
Buddhist Thought of Vow(pranidh?na) in the Songs of Silla / Kim Ki-dong/ 109
Pure Land Ideal of Kyoung Hung / Ahn, Kae-hyon/ 137
On the Financial Contribution of Monks for the Defense of Capital during the Yi-Dynasty / Woo, Joung-Sang/ 197
Critical Synthesis of the Different Arguments on the Disparition of True Law / Rhi, Ki-Young/ 229
Note on the Sa Noe Ga / Lee, Dong-lim/ 271
A Study on the Offering Practice for Monks during the Koryo-Dynasty / Lee, Jae Chang/ 287
A Study on the Establishment of the Cho-Gye Sect and on its Development / Chang, Won-gyu/ 309
Culture of the Silla-Dynasty and Buddhism / Han, Sang-ryon/ 353
Meaning of Buddha’s Prediction(Vy?kara?a) for ?hravakas in Saddharmapun?arika-s?tra / Hong, Jeung-shik/ 387
A Study on a Bronze Incense Burner of Koryo-Dynasty / Hwang, Soo-young/ 413
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Such a great informative post @slowwalker , keep it up.....
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It is incredible that a timber construction has managed to remain standing for 800 years. Here in Spain the old wooden constructions only appear in the history books.
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This house is really impressive. Although it is made of wood, but the structure is still preserved! That's amazing!
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This house is really impressive. Although it is made of wood, but the structure is still preserved! That's amazing!
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Thank you so much for the historical facts. That is amazing indeed and it is such an amazing building. Love it :D
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great post , i think maybe no painting again means to protect its origin , right ?
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The hefty wooden structure. It make me amaze the skillful persons in the past along with the sense of art. Thank for sharing the detail of korean historical building. best regards my friend @slowwalker
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someday i want to visit this place
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the wood is very strong and very durable, the wood is pretty amazing, do you know the name of the type of wood?..
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very good @slowwalker
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Nice art nd culture of this.
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Very nice post good job
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Nice photos. Interesting post but couldn't find any signboard or carving which says it is build in 1308 AD. Such an old building.
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Good jop
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Damn this looks so great! I would wish they could make my house with that kind of wood! Do you also know what kind religion belongs by this tempel? Buddhism or Hinduism?
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Buddhism
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hi miss im new my voteing thanks
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800 years ago but look like a 2months ago.
Outstanding structure
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Nice post!
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Very good your post @slowwalker
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thank you
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You are welcome :-)
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very good job. Eastern culture.
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very good job. Eastern culture.
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Eastern culture is truly incredible, Korea has a mixture of Mongols and Chinese, it is unique. @slowwalker
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mongols?
I don't think so
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In 2008, I had a meeting with businessmen from South Korea, they told me that until 100 years ago they had a Chinese letter, they now have their own. Also, the Koreans are a mixture of Chinese and Mongols. @slowwalker
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ㅡkorean alphabet was made for 600 years ago
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Okay, I say that until 100 years ago they had a Chinese letter, that's what I heard.
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you are right in that point.
In north east asia, chinese letters were as same as Latin.
So I can read and write chinese letters.
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Waoww nice post. Thank
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great post , i think maybe no painting again means to protect its origin , right ?
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I need to ask once more the reason why.
Actually the painting is to protect woods against bugs, rain and sunshine
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It is such a great miracle to watch it. Wooden buildings can survive for so long, I really wonder this fact.
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Wow nice post @@@@@@@@@@ Thanks
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This is a wonderful little piece of Korean cultural history that needs to be taken care of far better. Wood (especially varieties of Teak) can last hundreds of years with the right care and these cultural timepieces is something that even future generations should get a chance to cherish and admire.
Rather than paint it, the authorities should periodically clean and give the building a coat of polish that will restore shine but not cover the underlying pattern and intricacies of the wood itself.
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yes, it has it's own beauty
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amazing.. look at those wooden pillars.. there's so much history, culture within them.
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wow this is very old one of the most interesting post ever seen :D
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Thank you
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YES! I agree. I've been to this temple last month and I'm also shocked on how old and durable the material.
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you did ?
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its got a beautiful rustic vibe! brilliant post!
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thank you so much
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The building belonged to an emperor? Do you know the type of wood that was used? I can imagine how many natural phenomena he has endured, it is incredible.
In the Canary Islands there is a type of tree that lives a lot. There is one very famous in Tenerife, El Drago (Dracaena draco), which is estimated to be 3,000 years old, although in the last years they have determined that it is between 600 and 800 years old. In spite of that I do not think that the wood lasts so much, since it is not considered a tree to be of the family of the Monocotyledoneae, regards
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thank you for comment.
In my guess, the tree might be Zelkova
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ok thanks
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Old
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A unique temple! Beautiful.
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Great photos, I love the look of the weathered wood grain.
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are they still building house like that? that is amazing, 800 years. tougher than cement
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are they still building house like that? that is amazing, 800 years. tougher than cement
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I wish we build building like this now not just paper thin lego houses that all look the same. Well here in UK anyways.
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There's something about Asian culture and history that I absolutely love.
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Such emotion brought up by seeing your photographs of such a beautiful building with its history and blemishes...cracks and crevices....what a powerful feeling to know that this has endured the test of time when so many other things have not. Its incredible. Thank you for sharing!
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Korea is very beautiful, I want to visit it.
Thank you for sharing @slowwalker
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interesting!
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Wow! great form of Architecture...
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Just curious what kind of tree was used in that temple. Cant imagine how it withstand all the typhoons and calamities that strikes the place and other factors like insects.. It was just amazing!!
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an impressive wooden structure. With lots of love for detail. Thank you for sharing this with us my friend!
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You took fantastic pictures. I almost felt as though I was actually there. I would love to visit Korea someday. My father was stationed there after the Korean War. Re-steemed.
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That's spectacular! So old without extensive restoration!
We have buildings the same age here in England, but often they have been restored and are made of brick or stone, not completely of wood.
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Hello dear sir im new my voteing sir thanks
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Good job. It´ fantastic to see such a historical building
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It seems really very old wood, which must be corrected sometimes. Buddhism is very old religion. That building must be very old, I believe that....800 years old.
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good post
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Very Interesting :)
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Impressive. Since 1308, WOW.
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Woooow! Me encantó, un lugar increíble <3
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This is historic also informative. Nice post!
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great pics of such a beautiful place..
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有中国的元素
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this is amazing, seems that the building can withstand anything and all, even earthquakes, i've seen a video before and they tried to remake the building and they did an experiment on it in earthquakes, shows that those building can withstand a 10 plus magnitude earthquakes, and your photos are amazing as well @
slowwalker
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Great article and story thank you for sharing
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Incredible Click
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Congratulations @slowwalker!
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Awesome photos! Hey I just started my own travel blog about my life journey. Check it out! I'm still a freshy but I hope you like it!
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Such a wonderful post! Did you go inside? Can't wait to see the next post! follow me back ;)
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I love Asian architecture.. It looks like belong to another world..
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사찰은 언제나 좋은 기운을 주네요.^^
오늘도 행복한 하루 되세요.
감사합니다.
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What kind of wood they have been built from? It can be very durable!
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Good. Historical Post. Nice. Keep posting like this...
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Amazing for this wooden building to be 800 yrs.
Thanks @slowwalker!!
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great post
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thanks
@anisullah
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