28 attractions in Gyeongju, including Daereungwon Tomb Complex, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Historic sites & memorials
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In the middle of Gyeongju, huge grass-covered hills rise between the streets. They are not hills at all but the tombs of Silla kings, queens and nobles, built some 1,500 years ago. At Daereungwon you walk along paths between the mounds, an…
Churches & monasteries
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Bulguksa is the best-known temple of the Silla kingdom, set on the western slopes of Tohamsan in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Its wooden halls stand on tall stone terraces, so while fires replaced the buildings several times, the 8…
Churches & monasteries
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Seokguram is a hermitage belonging to Bulguksa temple, halfway up Tohamsan mountain in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Its artificial grotto, assembled stone by stone from granite in the Unified Silla period, houses a seated Buddha. T…
Mountains & peaks
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Tohamsan (745 m) is the mountain that holds Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto. The Silla kingdom revered it as Dongak, the "Eastern Peak" among five sacred mountains that guarded the realm. From the summit you look west over the Gyeongj…