Silla palaces

Haenggung Palace in Wolseong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Wolseong () or Wolseong Palace was a royal palace of Silla. It was located in what is now Gyeongju, South Korea. The palace was used during the Silla and Unified Silla periods (57 BCE – 938 CE). The palace gets its names from the approximate outline of the palace walls, which were shaped like a crescent moon. It is also called Banwolseong () or Sinwolseong or Jaeseong, which means where the king resides.