The evolution of Korea Buddhist temples’ pagoda. VII-XV century
This article contains the results of a study devoted to the analysis of the characteristic features of Buddhist pagodas in Korea. The analysis revealed the main structural elements of the construction and their correspondence to the original source of the pagoda - the Buddhist stupa. The evolution process of the revealed Korean pagoda elements was established. Changes in the internal space of the pagoda, ways of its representation on the facades and development tendency during the VII-XV centuries were observed. Based on the research a conclusion was drawn that Korean pagoda development state is consistent with Buddhist trends of religious architecture development.