The Numbibong Five-Story Stone Pagoda is a Unified Silla-era stone pagoda built with granite cut from the top of Numbi Peak in Namsan, Gyeongju, as the base of the stone pagoda, and finely cut stones piled on top of it.
The base of this stone tower was carved out of the natural rocks that stand on the triangular mountain of Numbi Peak, but the missing stones were filled in by using less processed stone, making for a base that is half natural and half artificial.
The roughly crushed stones of the foundation match the artificial body of the tower, while the uneven natural stones of the foundation blend in well with the natural rocky mountain, making the stone tower appear to be towering up towards the heavens. The Silla people of Gyeongju built stone towers on the tops of mountains so that they could reach the heavens.
The Numbibong Five-story Stone Pagoda is known to be a Baekje-style stone pagoda that incorporates wooden pagoda style rather than the typical Silla stone pagodas. Although the era in which the stone pagoda was constructed has not been revealed, it is believed to have been built by Baekje travellers during the latter half of the Unified Silla period.
| spot name | Numbibong Five-story Stone Pagoda New 5-minute walk |
| Address | Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju |
| Details | Late period of Unified Silla |
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