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Daereungwon (Korean: 대릉원; Hanja: 大陵園) is a complex of Silla-era tumuli tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since 2011, it has been a designated Historic Site of South Korea . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The site is now a popular tourist attraction; in 2023 it was reported that it had around 1 million visitors on average per year.
The Ancient Tombs in Geumcheok-ri, Gyeongju (Korean: 경주 금척리 고분군; Hanja: 慶州金尺里古墳群) are Silla-era tombs in Geumcheok-ri, Gyeongju, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, they were designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 43. [1] [2] The site has 52 tumulus tombs of various sizes. Most of them are round mounds, but ...
The Tomb of King Gyeongdeok (Korean: 경덕왕릉; Hanja: 景德王陵) is believed to belong to Gyeongdeok of Silla (r. 742–765). It is located in Gyeongju, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 23. [1] [2] It is a tumulus tomb encircled by a stone fence and carvings of the twelve animals of the ...
The tomb, in typical Silla style, is a wood-lined chamber running east to west and is covered in a mound of boulders and earth. [5] This kind of tomb is said to follow the pattern of a Scytho-Iranian tomb in Pazyryk, Russia. [6] The tomb is 47 metres in diameter, 157 metres in circumference, and 12.7 metres in height.
The Tomb of King Muyeol (Korean: 무열왕릉; Hanja: 武烈王陵) is the tomb of Muyeol of Silla (r. 654–661) and is currently located in Seoak-dong, Gyeongju, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 20. [1] [2] The tomb has yet to be excavated.
Gyeongju Historic Areas (Korean: 경주 역사유적 지구) is a World Heritage Site in Gyeongju, South Korea that was designated by UNESCO in 2000. The protected areas encompass the ruins of temples and palaces, outdoor pagodas and statuary, and other cultural artifacts left by the Koreanic kingdom Silla (57 BC – 935 AD).
The tombs are tumuli and vary in height. The tallest is 10 m (33 ft) tall, and the shortest is 1.8 m (5.9 ft). The tallest is 10 m (33 ft) tall, and the shortest is 1.8 m (5.9 ft). According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture , the tombs have yet to be excavated, so their internal structure is unknown.
Gyeongju lies in the southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, and is bounded by the metropolitan city of Ulsan on the south. Within the province, its neighbors include Pohang on the north, Cheongdo County on the southwest, and Yeongcheon on the northwest. [3] Gyeongju is located about 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Busan. [4]