Gyeongju Historic Areas World Heritage Site

Official name

Gyeongju Historic Areas | UNESCO

Country

South Korea | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
35.7888° Lat, 129.2266° Lon | Map

Code

976

Time Zone

Asia/Seoul (KST, +0900)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. The 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 particular between the 7th and 10th centuries, of this form of unique artistic expression.