Pond of Baekje

Presumably, there were three ponds inside Gongsanseong, and just two of them were excavated so far. You saw one at the palace site, and the other one you see now is the second one.

This pond is similar to the one at the palace site. It was constructed by stacking stones. But while the pond at the palace site was circular, this one is angular. Also, the stones here were stacked to create stairs. As you can see, the top portion is wide, but it becomes narrower as it reaches the bottom. So when you look down to the pond, it looks like a Korean stone pagoda standing upside down.

Ten stairs were installed at the southwest part of the pond to create an entrance. It is assumed that people were able to reach the bottom of the pond to raise water through this passage. A Korean traditional pavilion standing next to the pond was built after the Baekje Period. People probably built it there to enjoy the scenery of the pond.