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Dabotap Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple

Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang · Unified Silla, 8th century (presumed 751)

1,477 parts · 37 kinds · 24 steps

Parts by step

  1. Step 1: Baseplate

    25 parts · 3 kinds

    Make a 36x36 base from 8x8 and 8x4 plates.

  2. Step 2: Courtyard

    382 parts · 4 kinds

    Cover the sandy yard with tan and dark tan tiles.

  3. Step 3: Name plaque

    3 parts · 1 kinds

  4. Step 4: Platform

    168 parts · 4 kinds

    Build the edge and put walls inside. The first course is plain bricks; above it, bricks with studs on the side go around, except where the stairs will be.

  5. Step 5: Platform facing

    146 parts · 8 kinds

    On the faces beside the stairs, attach tiles for the slabs and for the pillars at the corners and beside the stairs.

  6. Step 6: Platform cover

    16 parts · 1 kinds

    Cover the top of the platform with plates.

  7. Step 7: Front stairs

    48 parts · 4 kinds

    Six studs wide with eight steps. Each stud outward is one course lower, and tiles cover the treads. Stand a stone post on each side at the foot of the stairs.

  8. Step 8: Back stairs

    48 parts · 4 kinds

  9. Step 9: Left stairs

    48 parts · 4 kinds

  10. Step 10: Right stairs

    48 parts · 4 kinds

  11. Step 11: Platform top

    59 parts · 2 kinds

    Finish the top of the platform with tiles, leaving room for the first-story pillars.

  12. Step 12: First-story pillars

    45 parts · 3 kinds

    Raise 3x3 square pillars at the four corners and a 2x2 pillar in the middle, five courses high.

  13. Step 13: Bracket stones

    72 parts · 2 kinds

    Lay two layers of square rings, two studs thick, across the pillar tops, then a ring of plates one stud wider.

  14. Step 14: First-story roof stone

    54 parts · 2 kinds

    Stack two layers of 18x18 plates, wider than the brackets, for a thin, wide square roof stone.

  15. Step 15: Roof stone top

    76 parts · 3 kinds

  16. Step 16: Octagonal base

    28 parts · 4 kinds

    In the middle, lay one course of bricks and one layer of plates in an octagon.

  17. Step 17: Square railing

    30 parts · 3 kinds

    Raise 1x1 brick posts two courses high around the octagonal base, and ring the tops with plates for the rail.

  18. Step 18: Octagonal railing

    16 parts · 1 kinds

    Raise eight round brick posts, two courses high, at the edge of the octagonal base.

  19. Step 19: Lotus cushion

    46 parts · 4 kinds

    Stack a round layer of plates, a course of round bricks one stud wider, and another round layer of plates for a swelling lotus cushion.

  20. Step 20: Eight pillars

    18 parts · 2 kinds

    Raise eight round brick posts two courses high on the lotus cushion, with a core post in the middle.

  21. Step 21: Octagonal roof stone

    86 parts · 5 kinds

    Stack two octagonal layers of plates in opposite directions, cover the edge with tiles, and raise the middle by one plate.

  22. Step 22: Dew basin and lotus bowl

    3 parts · 3 kinds

    Put a round plate on the square dew basin (noban).

  23. Step 23: Rings (boryun)

    9 parts · 3 kinds

    Alternate round bricks and round plates three times for the rings.

  24. Step 24: Jewel (boju)

    3 parts · 3 kinds

About the building

This Unified Silla pagoda at Bulguksa Temple is the companion of Seokgatap and stands 10.29 m tall. On a cross-shaped platform with stone stairs on all four sides sits an octagonal body surrounded by square railings. Squares, octagons and circles are fitted together to a standard in every part, and experts still debate whether it has three stories or four. Of the four stone lions that once sat on the stairs, three disappeared during repairs around 1925. It is designated a National Treasure.

Model details

Size
28.8 × 28.8 × 31.7 cm high
Difficulty
Medium
Updated
2026-09-24
Set history
Every part and color has a set record since 2020 (Rebrickable 2026-09-24)

Design notes

Following proportions measured from a photo (platform side to total height about 1:2.5), the platform is 16 studs and the total height about 99 plates (1:2.45). The platform is eight brick courses tall, with six-stud-wide, eight-step stone stairs in the middle of each side and stone posts at their feet. Four 3x3 square pillars and one central pillar hold up the first story, topped by two layers of brackets and an 18-stud roof stone. Above that come a square railing, an octagonal base with an octagonal railing of eight round posts, a lotus cushion of stacked round layers, eight pillars, an octagonal roof stone, three rings and a jewel. Octagons and circles are approximated in plates and bricks from calculated grid cells. The stone lions, stair railings and carved details of the brackets and lotus petals are not modeled. Every part passed the automated build check.

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