Still standing🛕 Temple & religious buildingMiddle Ages & early modern
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
The ensemble expresses Buddhist ideas through a carefully ordered architectural landscape. It is among the most important sources for the religious art and stoneworking of the Silla kingdom.
Facts
- Place
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Civilisation / patron
- Unified Silla
- Built
- 751 – 774
- Status
- Still standing
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1995
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
Under Silla, Bulguksa Temple and the artificially constructed granite grotto of Seokguram were established near Gyeongju. A Buddha image stands in the circular grotto chamber, surrounded by reliefs of religious figures. Bulguksa combines stone terraces and pagodas with timber temple halls that were repeatedly rebuilt after war damage. The ensemble has been restored and protected, while controlling moisture in the grotto remains an important conservation challenge.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Seokguram en Bulguksa · Wikipedia — Bulguksa