Gyeongju Historic Areas
Republic of Korea
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Kyongju City, Kyongsangbuk-do Province
35º45’ N, 120º12’ E
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Этот исторический регион содержат большое количество выдающихся примеров Корейского буддийского искусства 7-ого - 10-ого столетия.
Inscribed:2000
Criteria:C (ii) (iii)
Justification for Inscription:
Criterion (ii): The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a number of sites and monuments of exceptional significance in The development of Buddhist and secular architecture in Korea.
Criterion (iii): The Korean peninsula was ruled for nearly a thousand years by The Shilla dynasty, and The sites and monuments in and around Gyeongju (including The holy mountain of Namsan) bear outstanding testimony to its cultural achievements.
Brief description:
The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in The form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and The remains of temples and palaces from The flowering, in particular between The 7th and 10th centuries, of this form of unique artistic expression.
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