Koryo Museum

Koryo Museum

Exterior: Entrance Gate

Date

1602

Work Type
Notes

The Koryo Museum in at the foot of Mt. Songak in Kaesong. The museum is hosted in the building of Songgyungwan, which was the central intitute of education during the Koryo dynasty (since 998). The current buildings date 1602, when they were rebuilt after a fire.

Subject
Architecture--Korea (North)
Image Date
8/12/12
Image Source

Personal collection of Lorenzo Vigotti, available in collaboration with the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Record ID
DPRK_383