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Bongeunsa Temple

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February 7th 2010
Bongeunsa is probably one of the largest and most important temples in Seoul. It was founded in 794 but most of the buildings were destroyed by a fire in 1939 and have been rebuilt since then. The temple grounds were beautiful, although lacking greenery because it's winter. The two ponds were frozen over, which was stunning. Highlights: - Sacheonwang (Statues of Four Devas). These are s ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more