Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Situated in Kaesong city, in the south of the country, the site consists of 12 separate components, which together testify to the history and culture of the Koryo Dynasty from the 10th to 14th centuries. The geomantic layout of the former capital city of Kaesong, its palaces, institutions and tomb complex, defensive walls and gates embody the political, cultural, philosophical and spiritual values of a crucial era in the region’s history. The monuments inscribed also include an astronomical and meteorological observatory, two schools (including one dedicated to educating national officials) and commemorative steles. The site testifies to the transition from Buddhism to neo-Confucianism in East Asia and to the assimilation of the cultural spiritual and political values of the states that existed prior to Korea’s unification under the Koryo Dynasty. The integration of Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist and geomantic concepts is manifest in the planning of the site and the architecture of its monuments.
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1091
- 1278rev-001 Manwoldae & Kaesong Chomsongdae 满月台 (만월대)& 开城瞻星台 (개성 첨성대)
- 1278rev-002 Kaesong Walls 开城城墙
- 1278rev-003 Kaesong Namdae Gate 开城南大门
- 1278rev-004 Koryo Songgyungwan 高丽成均馆
- 1278rev-005 Sungyang Sowon 崧阳书院
- 1278rev-006 Sonjuk Bridge and Phyochung Monuments 善竹桥和表忠碑
- 1278rev-007 Mausoleum of King Wang Kon 王建王陵, Seven Tombs Cluster & Myongrung Cluster (명릉/明陵 Hyonjongrung)
- 1278rev-008 Mausoleum of King Kongmin (현정릉/玄正陵 Hyonjongrung )
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