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Donam
Confucian Academy
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Confucian Academy is located at Im-ri,
Yeonsan-myeon, Nonsan city, Chungcheongnam-do province. The
Academy was built in 1634
and moved to the present site in 1879. The Confucian Academy mainly consists of two
sections, the study section and the shrine one. The study section is composed of a lecture
building (Yangseongdang, in this Academy) and two dormitory buildings called '-jae'.
This Academy shows the typical spatial organization of the Korean Confucian Academy
located on the relatively flat site. Donam
Confucian Academy is designated as a
Historic Site (No. 383). |
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distant view |
lecture building called Yangsongdang,
seen through the main gate |
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study section, symmetrically laid out |
Yangsongdang with 5 bay facade,
central three bays are Maru, Wooden Floor Hall, used as a lecture hall |
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shrine section enclosed with 'Flower Fence' |
Sadang, shrine on the high base,
serving four great Confucian scholars of the Choson Dynasty, Kim Jangsaeng,
Kim Jib, Song Jungil and Song Shiyol |
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layers of territories seen from the
interior of Sadang |
Eungdodang, large meeting hall |
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gorgeous detail of Eungdodang |
beyond the territory, view through the Eungdodang
building, converging to infinite landscape |
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