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Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple (Seokgatap)

Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do · Unified Silla

1,699 parts · 53 kinds · 28 steps

Parts by step

  1. Step 1: Base plates

    25 parts · 3 kinds

    Build a 36x36 base from 8x8 plates.

  2. Step 2: Stone paving

    247 parts · 5 kinds

    Pave the courtyard around the pagoda.

  3. Step 3: Name plate

    3 parts · 1 kinds

  4. Step 4: Foundation slab

    118 parts · 3 kinds

    Lay a 30x30 slab where the pagoda stands and finish its edge with tiles.

  5. Step 5: Lower platform

    164 parts · 5 kinds

    The low, wide lower platform. Build the first course from plain bricks and the rest from side-stud bricks around the edge, with partition walls inside.

  6. Step 6: Lower platform stone facing

    140 parts · 17 kinds

    Mark the corner pillars (uju) and middle pillars (taengju) with light gray one-stud tiles, and fill the panels between them with tiles of various sizes.

  7. Step 7: Lower platform cover stone

    204 parts · 3 kinds

    Cover it with a slab one stud wider, then finish the top with tiles, leaving room for the upper platform.

  8. Step 8: Upper platform

    102 parts · 4 kinds

    The upper platform, with corner pillars and two middle pillars.

  9. Step 9: Upper platform stone facing

    130 parts · 14 kinds

    Mark the corner pillars (uju) and middle pillars (taengju) with light gray one-stud tiles, and fill the panels between them with tiles of various sizes.

  10. Step 10: Upper platform cover stone

    168 parts · 5 kinds

    Stack two layers for a thick cover stone and add a two-step support on top.

  11. Step 11: First-story body stone

    44 parts · 4 kinds

    The tallest body stone, on the first story. Pillars (uju) are shown at all four corners.

  12. Step 12: First-story body stone facing

    62 parts · 14 kinds

  13. Step 13: First-story roof-stone supports

    36 parts · 4 kinds

    Widen the plates one stud at a time under the roof stone to build the stepped supports.

  14. Step 14: First-story roof stone

    40 parts · 3 kinds

    Ring it with 33° slopes for the gentle rain-shedding surface and fill the inside with bricks. The top row of slopes is finished with tiles.

  15. Step 15: Second-story base

    21 parts · 2 kinds

    Cover the top of the roof stone with tiles and set the base for the second-story body stone.

  16. Step 16: Second-story body stone

    12 parts · 2 kinds

  17. Step 17: Second-story body stone facing

    21 parts · 5 kinds

  18. Step 18: Second-story roof-stone supports

    26 parts · 3 kinds

  19. Step 19: Second-story roof stone

    31 parts · 3 kinds

  20. Step 20: Third-story body stone

    12 parts · 2 kinds

  21. Step 21: Third-story body stone facing

    23 parts · 6 kinds

  22. Step 22: Third-story roof-stone supports

    14 parts · 2 kinds

  23. Step 23: Third-story roof stone

    22 parts · 3 kinds

  24. Step 24: Finial base

    8 parts · 1 kinds

  25. Step 25: Dew basin and inverted bowl

    2 parts · 2 kinds

    Set the round inverted bowl (bokbal) on the square dew basin (nobal).

  26. Step 26: Lotus and rings

    10 parts · 3 kinds

    Place a round plate as the upturned lotus (anghwa), then stack nine more to form the rings (boryun).

  27. Step 27: Canopy and jewel

    6 parts · 4 kinds

    Add the canopy (bogae), stack three round bricks on the center-stud plate as the mast, then top it with the jewel (boju).

  28. Step 28: Stone lantern

    8 parts · 7 kinds

    Set up a stone lantern at the front left.

About the building

A three-story stone pagoda from the Unified Silla period standing in front of Daeungjeon Hall at Bulguksa Temple, commonly called Seokgatap. Three body stones and roof stones rise from a two-tier platform in calm, well-balanced proportions, and it is designated as a National Treasure.

Model details

Size
28.8 × 28.8 × 35.6 cm high
Difficulty
Medium
Updated
2026-09-25
Set history
Every part and color has a set record since 2020 (Rebrickable 2026-09-24)

Design notes

Following the proportions in photographs (lower platform width to total height of about 1:1.6), the first-story body stone is tall and the second and third are low. The platform and body faces use tiles clipped onto side-stud bricks to show the stone panels and the corner and middle pillars (uju and taengju), and plates widen one stud at a time under each roof stone to form the stepped supports. The finial stacks round parts to show the rings and the jewel. Every part passed the automatic connection check.

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