| Gyeongju's Toham-san 토함산 |
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| Toham-san's Bulguk-sa, one of Korea's top-20 temples, seen from the sky |
| Sunset over Bulguk-sa |
Munmu-daewang-neung, the Tomb of Great King Munmu who led Shilla to
Unification of most of the Korean Peninsula, at dawn. The monarch was laid
to rest amid these offshore rocks at the eastern foot of Toham-san in the late
800s, by his own command -- he said that he would become a Dragon to
protect his realm against the eastern-island pirates (the proto-Japanese).
Unification of most of the Korean Peninsula, at dawn. The monarch was laid
to rest amid these offshore rocks at the eastern foot of Toham-san in the late
800s, by his own command -- he said that he would become a Dragon to
protect his realm against the eastern-island pirates (the proto-Japanese).
| Dabo-tap [Pagoda of Myriad Treasures] |