In modernization age, cathedral buildings were built up to propagate Catholic religion and to introduce it to Korea by missionary for the purpose of mission work based on theory of the architecture of forms in the Middle Ages. In the era of the Japane...
In modernization age, cathedral buildings were built up to propagate Catholic religion and to introduce it to Korea by missionary for the purpose of mission work based on theory of the architecture of forms in the Middle Ages. In the era of the Japanese rule in the Korean Peninsula after opening of ports, new architectural characteristics that existing culture did not have made appearance. Despite unique architectural characteristics at propagation and localization of the Catholic religion, people did not cognize values of modern buildings enough so that some
of the buildings were destroyed at time elapse to lose values. And, studies on cathedral buildings in Daegu․Gyeongbuk in modernization age were not enough.
This study investigated theories of cathedral buildings at Daegu․ Gyeongbuk based on precedent studies and found out current state in site survey to discover architectural characteristics of the Catholic cathedral buildings and to examine overall situation and to give basic material of
only modern cultural heritage but also studies on Catholic cathedral architecture.
This study investigated characteristics of Catholic cathedral architecture being modern cultural heritage to consist of literature review, selection of the subject, survey, analysis and summary. In this study, time was from opening of port to the 1960s, and place was Daegu․Gyeongbuk.
The author obtained material by investigating theories of literature and precedent studies of modern buildings, and visited on the spot to investigate and to investigate current state and conservation of the buildings and to examine formal characteristics. The author visited on-the-spot to take picture of the Catholic cathedral buildings and interviewed concerned persons, when necessary.
The findings were:
First, plane consisted of both types, that is to say, rectangle and indeterminate form: Rectangular plane occupied high ratio.
Second, entrance consisted of both, that is to say, flat system and tower type. The flat system consisted of hip roof, flat roof and arcade epending upon shape of the roof. The tower type of entrance occupied the highest ratio, and it often made appearance until the 1930s to decrease gradually after the 1930‘s.
Third, bell tower consisted of annex, independent type and without tower. The annex type occupied the highest ratio to have combination of both bell tower and steeple by middle of the 1930s, and steeple gradually disappeared from middle of 1930‘s to keep independent type of bell tower.
Fourth, external window consisted three types, that is to say, semi-circular arch window, pointed arch window and window without formative characteristics. Since the 1930‘s, window type did not make appearance and vertical factors only made appearance and arch type of window disappeared.
Therefore, in the beginning, the Catholic cathedral buildings expressed religious characteristics of Catholic in the architecture to have compromising Gothic style. Before Japanese annexation of Korea after opening of ports, different type of the Western architecture was introduced to Korea through various kinds of channels. In modernization
age, the Japanese rule in the Korean Peninsula, and the Korean War, the Catholic cathedral architecture made change.