Stone Pagoda of Baekje

What you see now are miniatures of the pagodas from the Baekje Kingdom. Pagodas were used to store the sarira of the Sakyamuni Buddha, and they were the emblems of the temples. Let's take a look at the stone pagodas of Baekje one at a time.

Wooden pagodas were built during the early period of Baekje. However, they weren't durable and were inevitably destroyed by fire. This explains the transition to stone materials.

The first stone pagoda on the right is the Mireuk Temple site stone pagoda, which is believed to have been the first stone pagoda constructed. Although it was made of stone, the form and production is identical to that of a wooden pagoda. The second structure is the Five-story Stone Pagoda of Jeongnim Temple Site, which combines the elegant smoothness of a wooden structure with the strength and durability of stone. The roofs of each story are flat and separated to showcase the delicate, splendid design.

The next stone pagoda follows and improves upon the forms of the two pagodas previously introduced. These types of stone pagodas from Baekje continued throughout the southern region even after the collapse of the Kingdom.