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chang_ri three stoied stone pagoda  
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Designation Number Treasure No.91
Date of Designation January 21, 1963
Age Goryeo Dynasty
Location San 36 Sang-ri, Yeoju-eup, Yeoju-gun, Gyeonggi-do

This is a common kind of stone pagoda of 2.46m with a three-storied body on a square two-storied stand.Under the stylobate consisting of a single stone, there is a pedestal made of several stones.There are engravings on the sides of the stylobate¡¯s lower layer and lotus flowers are carved on the top.Tilted eaves are attached to a thick stone covering the upper level stylobate.Of the pagoda body, the first floor is made out of a single stone and is relatively lower than the stylobate; all of the remaining parts of the body and roof stone are made with another single stone. The roof stones consist of three stairs and each stair is made up of three layers. The eaves are very thick and slightly tilted upward near the end. Inside this pagoda, a case (16.7cm*3cm) for the relic bones of a Buddhist priest and a Bronze Statue of a Standing Buddha (4.4cm high) were found. This pagoda was moved here in 1958 from its original place; a temple site in Ha-ri, Yeoju-eup.