Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province
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Identifier |
976 |
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states |
kr |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iii) |
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Title |
gyeongju historic areas |
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latitude |
35.7888908386 |
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longitude |
129.2266693115 |
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location |
gyeongju city, gyeongsangbuk-do province |
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Region |
asia and the pacific |
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year |
2000 |
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unique number |
1140 |
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description |
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. |
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justification |
criterion (ii) the gyeongju historic areas contain a number of sites and monuments of exceptional significance in the development of buddhist and secular architecture in korea. criterion (iii) the korean peninsula was ruled for nearly a thousand years by the silla dynasty, and the sites and monuments in and around gyeongju (including the holy mountain of namsan) bear outstanding testimony to its cultural achievements. |
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