Palaces & Historic Sites

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si) · Palaces

Gyeongju Historic Area [UNESCO World Heritage]

The Gyeongju Historic Area, registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage on November 2000, is an area that embodies th…

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Yeongju-si) · Palaces

Sosuseowon Confucian Academy

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si) · Palaces

Gyeongju Gyerim Forest

Gyerim Forest is located between the Cheomseongdae Observatory and Wolseong Fortress. The forest is thickly populated by…

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Andong-si) · Palaces

Byeongsanseowon Confucian Academy

Byeongsanseowon is a Confucian school that was established by esteemed Confucian scholars to pay tribute to the memory o…

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Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok

The Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok (선덕여왕릉), located in Bomun-dong, is a round-shaped tomb with earthen layers, 73 meters i…

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si) · Palaces

Geumgwanchong Tomb

Geumgwanchong, located in Noseo-dong, Gyeongju, is a tomb from the Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57∼A.D. 935). It is one of the th…

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Gyeongju Wolseong Palace Site

This was the location of the palace fortress during the Shilla Dynasty (57 BC ~ AD 935). The fortress takes after its na…

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Seokbinggo

Seokbinggo means a freezer made of rocks. It is an ancient refrigerator only in Korea. It is located in Gyeongju, the an…

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Andong-si) · Palaces

Dosanseowon Confucian Academy

Dosan Confucian Academy was established in 1574 (7th year under the reign of King Seonjo), by the disciples and others w…

Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si) · Palaces

Gyeongju Poseokjeongji

Standing on a rock next to a stream, Poseokjeongji (Poseokjeong Pavilion - surface area 7,432㎡) was designated as privat…

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Underwater Tomb of King Munmu

On the bus from Gyeongju to Bonggil-ri, the sight of the vast blue sea spread before your eyes will leave you breathless…

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Cheomseongdae Observatory

Cheomseongdae is the oldest existing astronomical observatory in Asia. Constructed during the reign of Queen Seon-deok (…