GyeongjuUNESCO World Heritage Sites in Gyeongju
4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Gyeongju.
UNESCO sites in Gyeongju
Gyeongju Historic AreasCultural · 2000 · 1 kmThe Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains of temples and palaces from the flowering, in pa…
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa TempleCultural · 1995 · 14 kmEstablished in the 8th century on the slopes of Mount Toham, the Seokguram Grotto contains a monumental statue of the Buddha looking at the sea in the bhumisparsha mudra position. With the surrounding portrayals of gods,…
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and YangdongCultural · 2010 · 18 km
Founded in the 14th-15th centuries, Hahoe and Yangdong are seen as the two most representative historic clan villages in the Republic of Korea. Their layout and location - sheltered by forested mountains and facing out o…
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesCultural · 2019 · 19 kmThe 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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Sources: Site list: UNESCO World Heritage List (CC BY-SA 4.0)