Seokguram Grotto
Artificial granite grotto on Tohamsan above Gyeongju, South Korea, a hermitage of the Bulguksa temple built by the Silla court: construction began in 751 under the minister Kim Daeseong, originally as Seokbulsa, 'stone Buddha temple'. A 3.5 m seated Buddha on a lotus pedestal faces the East Sea from a domed rotunda ringed by bodhisattvas and guardians carved in relief - the peak of Silla Buddhist sculpture. Inscribed with Bulguksa on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995. Coordinates: Wikipedia and Wikidata 35.795/129.3492, OSM 35.7948/129.3491.
Dated events and their evidence
- 751 CE mainstream
construction begun under Kim Daeseong, Unified Silla source - 1995 CE mainstream
inscribed with Bulguksa on the UNESCO World Heritage List source
Where
35.7950° N, 129.3492° E
Sources
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