Jongmyo Shrine
The Jongmyo Shrine was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1995 and is located
in Seoul. The shrine is dedicated to the spirits of the ancestors of the royal
family of the Joseon Dynasty. It is heavily influenced by Korean Confucian tradition. An elaborate
performance of ancient court music (with accompanying dance) known as Jongmyo
jeryeak is performed there each year.
When it was built in 1394 is was to be one of the longest buildings in Asia. There are 19 memorial tablets of kings and 30 of their queens, placed in 19 chambers. The shrine was burnt to the ground during the Imjin wars, but rebuilt by 1608.
When it was built in 1394 is was to be one of the longest buildings in Asia. There are 19 memorial tablets of kings and 30 of their queens, placed in 19 chambers. The shrine was burnt to the ground during the Imjin wars, but rebuilt by 1608.
Changdeokgung
Changdeokgung is also known as the "palace of
illustrious virtue". It was built in 1405, burnt to the ground during the
Imjin wars in 1592 and reconstructed in 1609. For more than 300 years
Changdeokgung was the site of the royal seat. It is located in Seoul.
The surroundings and the palace itself are well matched. Some of the trees behind the palace are now over 300 years old, besides a preserved tree which is over 1000 years old. Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1997.
The surroundings and the palace itself are well matched. Some of the trees behind the palace are now over 300 years old, besides a preserved tree which is over 1000 years old. Changdeokgung was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1997.
Bulguksa
Bulguksa is also known as the temple of the Buddha Land
and home of the Seokguram Grotto. The temple was constructed in 751 and
consists of a great number of halls. There are two pagodas placed in the
temple.
The Seokguram grotto is a hermitage of the Bulguksa temple. It is a granite sanctuary. In the main chamber a Buddha statue is seated. The temple and the grotto were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
The Seokguram grotto is a hermitage of the Bulguksa temple. It is a granite sanctuary. In the main chamber a Buddha statue is seated. The temple and the grotto were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
Tripitaka Koreana and Haeinsa
Haeinsa is a large temple in the South
Gyeongsang province. It was originally built in 802 and home to the Tripitaka
Koreana wood blocks, the oldest Buddhist wooden manuscripts in the world.[21]
The carving of these wood blocks was initiated in 1236 and completed in 1251.
The wood blocks are testimony to the pious devotion of king and his people.
The word Tripitaka is Sanskrit and stands for three baskets, referring to the Buddhist laws of aesthetics. The Tripitaka Koreana consists of 81'258 wood blocks and is the largest, oldest, and most complete collection of Buddhist scripts. Amazingly there is no trace of errata or omission on any of the wood blocks. The Tripitaka Koreana is widely considered as the most beautiful and accurate Buddhist canon carved in Hanja.
The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
The word Tripitaka is Sanskrit and stands for three baskets, referring to the Buddhist laws of aesthetics. The Tripitaka Koreana consists of 81'258 wood blocks and is the largest, oldest, and most complete collection of Buddhist scripts. Amazingly there is no trace of errata or omission on any of the wood blocks. The Tripitaka Koreana is widely considered as the most beautiful and accurate Buddhist canon carved in Hanja.
The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
Hwaseong
Hwaseong
is the fortification of the city Suwon south of Seoul in South Korea. Its construction was completed in 1796 and
it features all the latest features of Korean fortification known at the time.
The fortress also contains a magnificent palace used for the King's visit to
his father's tomb near the city.
The fortress covers both flat land and hilly terrain, something rarely seen in East Asia. The walls are 5.52 kilometres long and there are 41 extant facilities along the perimeter. These include four cardinal gates, a floodgate, four secret gates and a beacon tower.
Hwaseong was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1997.
The fortress covers both flat land and hilly terrain, something rarely seen in East Asia. The walls are 5.52 kilometres long and there are 41 extant facilities along the perimeter. These include four cardinal gates, a floodgate, four secret gates and a beacon tower.
Hwaseong was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1997.
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa sites
The sites of Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa
were added to the UNESCO
list of World Heritage in 2000. These sites are home to
prehistoric graveyards which contain hundreds of different megaliths.
These megaliths are gravestones which were created in the 1st century B.C. out
of large blocks of rock. Megaliths can be found around the globe, but
nowhere in such a concentration as in the sites of Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa.
Gyeongju Area
The historic area around Gyeongju was
added to the UNESCO
list of World Heritage in 2000. Gyongju was the capital of
the Silla kingdom.
The tombs of the Silla rulers can still be found in the centre of the city.
These tombs took the shape of rock chambers buried in an earthen hill,
sometimes likened with the pyramids. The area around Gyeongju, in particular on the Namsan mountain, is scattered with hundreds of
remains from the Silla period. Poseokjeong
is one of the most famous of these sites, but there is a great number of Korean
Buddhist art, sculptures, reliefs, pagodas and remains
of temples and palaces mostly
built in the 7th and 10th century.
Complex of Goguryeo Tombs
The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in Pyongyang,
Pyong'an South Province, and Nampo City, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
In July 2004 it became the first UNESCO World Heritage site north of the 38th parallel.
The site consists of 63 individual tombs from the later Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was founded around northern Korea and Manchuria around 32 BC, and the capital was moved to Pyongyang in 427. This kingdom dominated the region between the 5th and 7th century AD.
The site consists of 63 individual tombs from the later Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was founded around northern Korea and Manchuria around 32 BC, and the capital was moved to Pyongyang in 427. This kingdom dominated the region between the 5th and 7th century AD.
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