Daereungwon
Sign in to saveDaereungwon () is a complex of Silla-era tumulus tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea. Since 2011, it has been a designated Historic Site. Daereungwon is a popular tourist attraction. In 2023, it was reported that it received around one million visitors on average per year.
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It sits within the topics Gyeongju Historic Areas, Historic Sites (South Korea) and Tombs of Silla.
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- archaeological site
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Gyeongju
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- GyeongjuBurialMounds.JPG
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Daereungwon () is a complex of Silla-era tumulus tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea. Since 2011, it has been a designated Historic Site. Daereungwon is a popular tourist attraction. In 2023, it was reported that it received around one million visitors on average per year.
==Description== The complex contains 23 tombs of kings, queens, and nobles from the Silla period of Korean history. The tombs were first excavated during the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period: Geumgwanchong in 1921, Geumnyeongchong and Singnichong in 1924, and Seobongchong in 1926. After the 1945 liberation of Korea, Houchong was excavated in 1946, Machong in 1953, Ssangsangchong in 1963, and Cheonmachong in 1973.
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