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Gyeongju

Gyeongju, in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, was the capital of the Silla kingdom for nearly a thousand years and a flourishing centre of Korean Buddhism. Near the city stand the Bulguksa temple and Seokguram grotto, masterpieces of Silla Buddhist art completed in the eighth century and now UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Gyeongju. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.

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