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  Gyeongju Historic Areas - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
Once the capital of the Shilla Kingdom, Gyeongju is a repository of ancient cultural treasures.
The Gyeongju city has more than thousand years of history,which by the way makes one of the oldest human living city in the world, and certainly makes older than any other western european cities except Athens and Rome as exception,and certaintly makes order than London city.
Gyeongju has the amazing atmosphere of a lost Asian empire, and all the history you need to make the pieces fit can be found in the great museum.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/kyongju.html   (779 words)

  
  Gyeongju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to which it owes its present-day prominence.
Gyeongju lies in the southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, and is therefore bounded by the metropolitan city of Ulsan on the south.
Gyeongju University, formerly Korea Tourism University, is strongly focused on tourism, reflecting the importance of tourism in the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gyeongju   (3277 words)

  
 Gyeongju, Korea, South
Gyeongju was not directly involved in the fighting in the Korean War, remaining under South Korean control throughout the conflict.
Gyeongju's tallest peaks lie on the border with Cheongdo in Sannae-myeon.
Gyeongju occupies a portion of the coast of the East Sea (Sea of Japan).
creekin.net /c4768-n98-gyeongju-korea-south.html   (2646 words)

  
 Gyeongju Basin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gyeongju Basin is a landform in Gyeongju city, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.
Specifically, it is bordered by Gowi Mountain (495 m above sea level) on the south, Seondo Mountain (380 m) and Ongnyeo Peak (215 m) on the west, and Gumi Mountain (594 m) on the north.
The city center of Gyeongju, which was also the capital of the ancient Silla kingdom, occupies much of the basin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gyeongju_Basin   (277 words)

  
 VSMM 2002 Home Page
Gyeongju was once the capital of the Silla Kingdom and subsequently the center of Korea when Silla unified the peninsula in 676 A.D. It was designated by UNESCO as one of the world's ten most historically significant sites.
History of Gyeongju means history of Silla because it had been the capital for 992 years.
In 987, it was renamed Donggyeong, but in 1012, it reverted to Gyeongju.
www.vsmm.org /2002/travel.htm   (300 words)

  
 The Seoul Times
Gyeongju, ancient capital of the Unified Shilla Kingdom for a millennium, is perhaps known as the most representative tourist city for foreign visitors in South Korea.
Gyeongju is renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in South Korea.
Gyeongju City's administration recently announced that it would create a "green agricultural village" within its city boundary where farmers practice pro-environment methods of farming such as raising livestock.
theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=1912   (765 words)

  
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gyeongju is a city of special importance in korean history.
in gyeongju are a bevy of historical things-to-see, and basically the entire city (if it can be called that) has been designated a UNESCO world heritage place.
(gyeongju, btw, really isn't in pusan....it's just that of the available cities in korea in the greatest cities database, pusan is the closest city -- they don't have gyeongju listed at all!)
www.greatestcities.com /go.bml?journal=emoo12&itemid=15535&dir=next   (153 words)

  
 Gyeongju - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gyeongju (경주시, 慶州市; also Kyongju) is in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.
Gyeongju is the former capital of the kingdom of Silla, which ruled most of Korea in the 7th to the 9th century.
Gyeongju is home to South Korea's first nominated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
wikitravel.org /en/Gyeongju   (108 words)

  
 Hotels in Gyeongju - Gyeongju hotel reservations & reviews. Gyeongju travel guide and hotel list. Hotels in Gyeongju   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gyeongju hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Gyeongju accommodation.
The Gyeongju hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts.
For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Gyeongju, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Gyeongju travel agent.
www.asiahotels.com /hl/Gyeongju-South_Korea.asp   (221 words)

  
 Silla Information - TextSheet.com
The capital of the Silla kingdom was Gyeongju (慶州).
Silla tombs took the form of a stone chamber tomb which was surrounded by a soil mound.
The historic area around Gyeongju was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000.
www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/s/si/silla.html   (393 words)

  
 Gyeongju Historic Areas - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
Once the capital of the Shilla Kingdom, Gyeongju is a repository of ancient cultural treasures.
The Gyeongju city has more than thousand years of history,which by the way makes one of the oldest human living city in the world, and certainly makes older than any other western european cities except Athens and Rome as exception,and certaintly makes order than London city.
Gyeongju has the amazing atmosphere of a lost Asian empire, and all the history you need to make the pieces fit can be found in the great museum.
worldheritagesite.org /sites/kyongju.html   (786 words)

  
 Korea Bike Tour: Gyeongju
This is the head residence of the Gyeongju Choe clan.
The hollow tube, which is believed to control the tone, the kneeling apsaras or heavenly maidens, the four panels, each containing nine nipple-like protrusions, and the lotus and grass designs are all typical of bells of the Unified Shilla period.
This pagoda, on the grounds of the Gyeongju National Museum was built in 634, out of andesite cut like brick.
www.ibike.org /ibike/korea/east/12-Gyeongju.htm   (1692 words)

  
 Gyeongju - TheBestLinks.com - Hangul, South Korea, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 7th century, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gyeongju - TheBestLinks.com - Hangul, South Korea, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, 7th century,...
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The city was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, which ruled most of the Korean Peninsula from the 7th to the 9th centuries.
www.thebestlinks.com /Gyeongju.html   (174 words)

  
 TOURS IN KOREA and ON JEJU ISLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gyeongju National Park differs notably from other national parks in that a great majority of its entire area is composed of various artifacts of differing shapes and sizes, along with famous sites.
Among these various cultural assets of Kyongju, the capital of the ancient Shilla Kingdom, a visitor can view relics which were used for a thousand years, and have remained intact for another thousand years after the fall of Shilla.
Gyeongju National Museum is deep in tradition, with a history of about 90 years.
activejeju.com /mainland/gyeongju.htm   (304 words)

  
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It is full of beautiful landscapes and mysterious legends and it is also the site of the ancient Silla Kingdom from which many relics and magnificent examples of Buddhist culture remain.
These treasures, including a golden crown and girdle, are all in the Gyeongju National Museum.
The pond was temporarily drained in 1974 to reveal a veritable treasure trove of Silla artifacts which are now on display in the Gyeongju National Museum.
www.xpertour.com /fwhere_9.htm   (608 words)

  
 Book Gyeongju Hotels with Local Support and Rates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This hotel is striking from the moment you step into the lobby, with its fascinating collection of original contemporary art works in life size bronzes, ceramics, canvas and other mediums from around the world.
Gyeongju is situated 200 miles south of Seoul, and is easily accessible by plane through Ulsan or Pohang.
The Gyeongju Hilton boasts five resaurants, a lobby lounge and a sky lounge with Karaoke rooms.
www.stayxs.com /new/booking/hotel_list.asp?wsid=66&cityid=400   (385 words)

  
 sightseeing
Gyeongju contains some of the most precious treasures from the Korea's 5000-year history.
A historic city with a population of 291,000 as of January 2001, Gyeongju is located 370 kilometers southeast of Seoul on an area of 1,323 square kilometers.
Gyeongju is known to have been the capital of Silla when Park Hyeokgeose founded the nation in 57 B.C. A birthplace of Silla, it had been the political and cultural center of the kingdom for 990 years since its establishment.
www.cs.utah.edu /~jael/old/sightseeing.html   (986 words)

  
 Gyeongju / Kyongju, Korea - Kings in Grass Castles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Amidst the ashes and charcoal, the gold and jade ornaments of a dead ruler still lie in place across the long-gone body.
Gyeongju (Kyongju) was the capital of the Silla dynasty which ruled over a unified Korea for hundreds of years.
Across the middle of the modern city, four hours south-east of Seoul, spread the huge grassy mounds which each conceal a royal tomb.
www.globaltravelwriters.com /PG341.html   (139 words)

  
 Gyeongju
The 2004 Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju Open Marathon was held in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province on October 31 with a 42.195km course circulating Hwangsung park...
The Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju Open Marathon (co-sponsored by Dong-A Ilbo and the city of Gyeongju), the greatest festival for master’s marathon runners in Korea...
The cities of Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Gyeongju have one each, with another at Mount Seorak in Gangwon Province and eight on the southern island of Jeju.
conservation.mongabay.com /Gyeongju.htm   (324 words)

  
 Kyongju National Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was expanded and renamed the Gyeongju Historical Association in 1913 at which time it made an old Joseon period government guest house into an exhibition hall for displaying relics.
In 1921 Gyeongju began to attract both domestic and international attention when a gold crown and many other relics were discovered during the excavation of a royal tomb, which was later named Gumgwanchong Tomb, meaning Gold Crown Tomb.
Because of the growing number of historic relics and artifacts excavated in the Gyongju area, new museum facilities including a main building and an annex were constructed on a 66,000 square meter area in 1975.
www.parandeul.co.kr /kyongjumuseum.htm   (325 words)

  
 What to see in Korea - Southeastern Area
(Tel:(054)746-9913), on the southern outskirts of Gyeongju, is one of Korea's best known temples, a monument to both the skill of Silla architects and the depth of Buddhist faith at the time.
While most of the wooden buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, all the stone bridges, stairways and pagodas are original.
Other attractions are scattered around the edges of Gyeongju: tombs of kings and generals, many decorated with zodiac figures or interesting steles, former palaces, ponds and pleasure pavilions of the Silla royalty, and Buddhist images.
www.uta.edu /student_orgs/ksa/HTMLDocs/sea.html   (431 words)

  
 gyeongju - journal of accounting and economics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Paul C. Smits For information and consideration at the 15th ISO/TC 211 plenary meeting in Gyeongju, Rep. of Korea, 2002-11-14/15 Liaison report http://www.isotc211.org/protdoc/211n1367/ 6 N 1368 2002-11-07 Liaison report from the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) to the ISO/TC 211 plenary in Gyeongju, Korea, 2002-11-14/15 Mr.
Antony Pharaoh For information and consideration at the 15th ISO/TC 211 plenary meeting in Gyeongju, Rep. of Korea, 2002-11-14/15 Liaison report http://www.isotc211.org/protdoc/211n1368/ 5 N 1369 2002-11-07 19126 Nomination of new project leader of project 19126 Mr.
Lorant Czaran For information Liaison report The report was presented at the 15th ISO/TC 211 plenary meeting in Gyeongju, Rep. of Korea, 2002-11-14/15 http://www.isotc211.org/protdoc/211n1372/ 3 N 1373 2002-11-21 Minutes form the ISO/TC 211/WG 6 Imagery meeting in Gyeongju, Korea, 2002-11-11 ISO/TC 211/WG 6 Convenor, Mr.
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 Gyeongju Hotels - Discount hotels in Gyeongju, South Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For Gyeongju hotels and resorts, our South Korea hotel reservation services provide the perfect solution.
With a wide selection of hotels to choose from, there is sure to be something for every travellers taste and budget.
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 Asia-planet.com. South Korea hotels in seoul, busan, gyeongju, jeju (Cheju) ...
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As the capital of the Silla Kingdom for almost a thousand years, Gyeongju preserves vast amount of significant and fascinating historical heritages.
Due to the bountiful historical, natural and cultural attractions, this region has long been a major tourist destination in Korea.
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 Gyeongju Accomodation | Cheap Hotels in Gyeongju :: by Cheaperthanhotels (UK)- Lowest Rates Guaranteed!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
However, for booking peak periods in Gyeongju, for holiday periods such as Christmas in Gyeongju, School holidays in Gyeongju, New Year accommodation in Gyeongju, or Winter or Summer holidays it is wise to get the best prices on hotels by booking ahead at contracted rates.
Gyeongju travel brochures are available from the travel office, with information such as Gyeongju maps, Gyeongju tourist information, Gyeongju travel agents, Gyeongju tourist guides and bus, ferry and transport timetables.
Located on the waterfront of Placid Lake Bomun, the Concorde Hotel Gyeongju is 350 kilometres southeast of Seoul and 90-kilometre North of Pusan and is easily accessible by rail and air.
www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk /South_Korea/Gyeongju   (1679 words)

  
 Korean Architecture: Bulguksa (Pulguksa) temple, Gyeongju   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Seokgatap is a native Korean pagoda with clean proportions and minimal detailing.
It is similar in style to most pagodas in the Gyeongju area, though superior in craftsmanship.
Intact after thirteen centuries, it stands twenty-seven feet high, ringed by eight stones shaped like lotus flowers, perhaps symbolizing the eight lotus flowers that fell from heaven as prophesied in the Lotus Sutra.
www.orientalarchitecture.com /kyongju/BULGUKSA.htm   (1405 words)

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