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🪷 Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Gyeongju, South Korea


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1995
  • Located on Mount Tohamsan in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province
  • Bulguksa Temple completed in 774 during Unified Silla period
  • Seokguram Grotto constructed as artificial stone cave temple with 3.5-metre seated Buddha sculpture

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple stand as paired monuments of Buddhist art and architecture from the Unified Silla ...

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