Namsan (Gyeongju)
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 Stone relief on the Namsan |
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| height | 494 m | |
| location | Gyeongju | |
| Coordinates | 35 ° 46 '5 " N , 129 ° 13' 32" E | |
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Namsan ( 남산 , 南山 , South Mountain ) is a 494 meter high peak in Gyeongju National Park , a little south of the city of Gyeongju , the ancient capital of the Silla Empire in southeastern South Korea . It is a popular destination. The Namsan is part of the Gyeongju World Heritage Site .
The Namsan is home to many relics of the Silla period . There are some of the royal tombs as well as important examples of Buddhist art: approx. 80 stone reliefs, 60 stone pagodas and numerous temples from the time between 700 and 1000 AD.
literature
- Robert Oppenheim: Kyŏngju Namsan. Heterotopia, Place-Agency, and Historiographic Leverage. In: Timothy R. Tangherlini, Sallie Yea (Ed.): Sitings. Critical Approaches to Korean Geography. University of Hawaii Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8248-3138-7 , pp. 141-158 (preview) .
Web links
Commons : Namsan - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ virtualtourist.com: online here ; last viewed on May 19, 2012.