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Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs

Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs

경주 오릉 · Gyeongbuk · Palaces & heritage

The Five Royal Tombs (called Oreung in Korean) have been officially designated Historic Site No. 172 and are the final resting places of four kings of the Park clan—King Park Hyeokgeose (founder of the Silla Kingdom), King Namhae, King Yuri, and King Jabi—and one queen (Queen Aryeong, wife of King Park Hyeokgeose). · · To the east of the royal tombs lies Sungdeokjeon Shrine, which holds the ancestral tablet of King Park Hyeokgeose. Behind the shrine is the Aryeongjeong Well, said to be the birthplace of Queen Aryeong.

TypePalaces & heritage
RegionGyeongbuk
Address38-9 Geumseong-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

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