Tonggurung
Sign in to saveDonggureung (), is a cluster of royal tombs from the Joseon dynasty, the largest of its kind in South Korea. 17 Joseon kings and queens are buried here. The cluster also houses a myo-type tomb (of a royal family member). It is located in Guri, Gyeonggi Province.
Wikidata facts
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Guri
- Area
- 384.6
- Image
- 동구릉1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Geonwolleung
- Revised Romanization
- Donggureung
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Tongkurŭng
- heritage designation
- Historic sites of South Korea
- street address
- 경기도 구리시 동구릉로 197
- postal code
- 11910
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Donggureung (), is a cluster of royal tombs from the Joseon dynasty, the largest of its kind in South Korea. 17 Joseon kings and queens are buried here. The cluster also houses a myo-type tomb (of a royal family member). It is located in Guri, Gyeonggi Province.
The construction was ordered by King Taejong in 1408 and the ninth tomb was placed there in 1855.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tonggurung” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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