Yeongho Pavilion
187-5 Gangnam-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do (Jeongha-dong)
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Yeongho Pavilion, one of the four great pavilions of Korea, stands on the south bank of the Nakdong River in Andong. Though no founding documents survive, records show that General Kim Bang-gyeong climbed the pavilion and composed poetry in 1274 (early Goryeo period), indicating its ancient history. In 1361 (the 10th year of King Gongmin), King Gongmin, who had fled to Andong to escape the Red Turban Rebel invasion, frequently visited Yeongho Pavilion to ease his loneliness during the retreat, and sometimes floated a boat on the river below or practiced archery. After returning to the capital in 1362, he sent a gold-lettered plaque bearing his own calligraphy of 'Yeongho-ru' to be hung on the pavilion. The current pavilion was built in 1970 and has five bays across and four bays deep.