{TOUR KOREA} Check out #KTOs Destinations by Region: GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 11. Seokguram Grotto #Seokguram, located on Mountain, is the representative stone #temple of Korea. The official name of Seokguram, National Treasure No. 24, is Seokgul. Designated as World Cultural Heritage Site by #UNESCO in 1995, it is an artificial stone temple made of granite. The construction was started by Kim Dae-Seong in 751 during the reign of King Gyeong-Deok of the Silla Kingdom and it was finished twenty-four years later in 774, during the reign of King Hye-Gong. According to the history book Samgukyusa of the Goryeo Dynasty, Kim Dae-Seong had built Bulguksa for the parents who were alive, and Seokguram for the parents of his former life. More: tinyurl/kkk8958 Check out Korea Tourism Organization Website: english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto Korea Tourism Organization Manila Office Facebook:https://facebook/koreatourismmanila Twitter: https://twitter/KTOManila #KTOManila #WowKoreaSupporters
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 02:46:16 +0000