Bongjeongsa Temple, Andong

A temple on the slopes of Cheongdeung Mountain in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, whose Geungnakjeon hall is known as the oldest surviving wooden building in Korea. The neat, simple gabled roof and column joinery beautifully represent the aesthetics of Goryeo wooden architecture. The quiet temple layout harmonizing with the mountain scenery conveys the atmosphere of an ancient mountain monastery. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a mountain monastery.