Gwangju

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Gwangju

2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Gwangju.

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UNESCO sites in Gwangju

  • Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesCultural · 2000 · 19 km

    The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found…

  • Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesCultural · 2019 · 23 km

    The property is located in central and southern parts of the Republic of Korea, and comprises nine seowon, representing a type of Neo-Confucian academy of the Joseon dynasty (15th -19th centuries CE). Learning, veneratio…

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