Verified churches & monasteries in Daegu — descriptions, map and practical info.
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Where the Nakdong River makes a wide bend in Dalseong County, south-west of Daegu, the buildings of Dodong Seowon climb a hillside one terrace at a time. The academy honours Kim Goeng-pil, one of the Five Sages of Joseon Neo-Confucianism,…
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Two slender spires rise side by side over the Gyesan five-way junction in central Daegu. Gyesan-dong Cathedral, finished in 1902, was the first Western-style church in Gyeongsang Province and is one of Korea's few Gothic churches with twin…
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Donghwasa stands on the southern slopes of Palgongsan in Dohak-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu, about 22 km north-east of the city centre. It is the head temple of the 9th District of the Jogye Order, overseeing many temples across Daegu and North Gy…
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On the southern slope of Palgongsan, between Donghwasa and Pagyesa, sits a quiet temple. Buinsa is small, but it is said to have housed the First Tripitaka Koreana, Korea's first complete carving of the Buddhist canon in the Goryeo period,…
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On the western slopes of Palgongsan, Pagyesa is a quiet temple wrapped in forest and streams, and a royal prayer temple with close ties to the Joseon court, above all to King Yeongjo. True to a name that means gathering the streams, a deep…