🏛️ Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

South Korea · Asia · Cultural · 37.50°N, 127.00°E

The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Korean: 조선왕릉) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site registered in 2009 that includes 40 tombs of members of the House of Yi, which ruled Korea between 1392 and 1910. The tombs are scattered over 18 locations across the Korean Peninsula. They were built to honor the ancestors and their achievements, and assert royal authority. Two other Joseon tombs, located in Kaesong, North Korea, were proposed but not submitted.

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Quick facts

Country	South Korea
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	37.50°N, 127.00°E · view on map

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty is a cultural World Heritage site in South Korea, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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