4 attractions in Iksan, including Nabawi Catholic Church, Iksan, Mireuksa Temple Site and Iksan Ssangneung Royal Tombs.
Churches & monasteries
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A red-brick Gothic bell tower stands in front of a hanok nave with a tiled roof: this is Nabawi Catholic Church. One of Korea's early churches, it fuses traditional Korean architecture with Western church design and was designated a nation…
Historic sites & memorials
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The Mireuksa Temple Site in Iksan is the ground of the largest Buddhist temple of the Baekje kingdom, founded under King Mu, and it holds the Mireuksa Stone Pagoda, the oldest and largest stone pagoda surviving in Korea. Today only the pag…
Historic sites & memorials
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In a pine wood in Seogwang-dong, Iksan, two round earthen mounds lie side by side, one north of the other. The Iksan Ssangneung Royal Tombs have long been regarded as the graves of King Mu of Baekje, the builder of Mireuksa, and his queen,…
Historic sites & memorials
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On a low hill in Wanggung-myeon, Iksan, a single five-storey stone pagoda rises from a wide expanse of grass. Only the pagoda stands today, but this was the site of a royal palace built under King Mu of Baekje (r. 600–641). Its unusual sto…