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Pulguk-sa (temple) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 28 49 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.4800 decimal degrees |
| Long: 127 04 34 E degrees minutes |
Long: 127.0670 decimal degrees |
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Note: Buddhist temple built 774; destroyed by the Monguls and then in the 16th century, theJapanese; restoration begun in 1970; two original stone pagodas within the main temple are considered national treasures; named an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. |
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| Pulguk-sa (preferred,C,V)
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| Bulguk-sa (C,V)
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| Bulguksa Temple (C,V)
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| Pulguksa (C,V,LC,O)
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| Pulguk-sa Temple (C,V)
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| Bukkokuji (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Seoul (special city) (P) |
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| temple (preferred, C) |
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built 774 |
| World Heritage Site (C) |
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since 1995 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Sokkuram .......... (temple) |
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(World, Asia, Han'guk, Seoul) [7059177] |
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