Gyeongju Seokbinggo
| Gyeongju Seokbinggo | |
 The entrance of Gyeongju Seokbinggo | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 경주석빙고 |
| Hanja | 慶州石氷庫 |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeongju Seokbinggo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyongju Sokpinggo |
The Gyeongju Seokbinggo is a seokbinggo or ice house located in the neighborhood of Inwang-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It literally means "stone ice storage" in Korean.[1]
Gyeongju Seokbinggo was originally built as a wooden storage in the Wolseong Fortress by the buyun (부윤, county magistrate) Jo Myeong-gyeom (조명겸) in 1738, the 14th year of King Yeongjo's reign during the Joseon Dynasty. It was moved to the current place four years later, which can be verified by the keystone scripts on the entrance and the monument standing next to the storage. The old seokbinggo site still remains about 100m west from the current one.[2][3][4][5]
The Gyeongju Seokbinggo has been designated as the 66th Treasure of South Korea in 1963 and is managed by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Gyeongju.[1]
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See also
- Tourism in Gyeongju
- Architecture of Korea
- Yakhchal, an ancient Persian refrigerator
References
- ^ a b Template:Ko Gyeongju seokbinggo at Doosan Encyclopedia
- ^ Gyeongju Seokbinggo (Stone ice storage in Gyeongju) Gyeongju U-tourism Organization
- ^ Scientific Invention The Overseas Koreans Foundation
- ^ Template:Ko Gyeongju seokbinggo at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
- ^ Downtown Gyeongju Vicinity Kyeongbuk Tourism Development Corporation
External links
- Gyeongju Seokbinggo (Stone ice storage in Gyeongju) at Gyeongju U-tourism Organization