Hongsalmun
Hongsalmun | |
![]() The hongsalmun at the lleung Royal Tomb(Joseon Dynasty royal tombs) | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 홍살문 |
Hanja | 紅箭門 |
Revised Romanization | Hongsalmun |
McCune–Reischauer | Hongsalmun |
Hongsalmun is an architecture built as a gate for entering a sacred place in Korea.[1][2] It is arranged by 2 round poles set vertically and 2 transverse bars.[1] It has no roof and door-gate and placed on the middle top gate there is a symbol of the trisula and the taegeuk image.[1] Hongsalmun is usually erected to indicate Korean Confucian sites, such as shrines, tombs, and academies such as hyanggyo and seowon.[1]
It literally means ‘gate with red arrows’, referring to the set of pointed spikes on its top. In the past, spikes in between columns did not exist.
See also
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The hongsalmun at the shrine of the clan Yi of Jeonju
References
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