🏛️ Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies

Republic of Korea · Asia · Cultural · 35.31°N, 126.75°E

Sosu Seowon is a Joseon-era seowon, now located in Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, South Korea. It is the oldest extant seowon in Korea. It was founded by Chu Sebung (1495–1554), then the magistrate of Pungseong County.

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Quick facts

Country	Republic of Korea
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	35.31°N, 126.75°E · view on map

Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies is a cultural World Heritage site in Republic of Korea, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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