Pagoda Park in Seoul, Korea. The thirteen- story stone pagoda, which is seen at the back of the picture, was 'sent from China as a gift from a Chinese emperor to his daughter when she married a Korean king, perpaps in the twelfth century'. The site is also known as 'Tapgol' Park. It was built as the first modernized park in Korea in 1897 by J.M. Brown, a British counselor to the 'Taehanjeguk' (I.e. Korea). The site was originally a Buddhist temple named 'Heungboksa' in the Koryo era and 'Wongaksa' in the Choson Dynasty, respectively. Sources: Old Seoul by Keith Pratt, 2002. City Facts, Seoul Metropolitan Government, web site http://english.metro.seoul.kr/visitors/toppic/parks/tapgol/index.cfm
Repository
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Inscription imprinted on image: 'Pagoda Park in Seoul, Corea'
Archival Collection
Willard Dickerman Straight papers
Rights
The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction by including the following text: Courtesy of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/guidelines.html.
This image has been selected and made available by a user using Artstor's software tools. Artstor has not screened or selected this image or cleared any rights to it and is acting as an online service provider pursuant to 17 U.S.C. §512. Artstor disclaims any liability associated with the use of this image. Should you have any legal objection to the use of this image, please visit http://www.artstor.org/copyright for contact information and instructions on how to proceed.
License
Use of this image is in accordance with the applicable Terms & Conditions
