Bunhwangsa Temple Site, Gyeongju

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.548

Category

유적지

Era

신라시대

Designated year

2019

Location

경주시, 경상북도— 경상북도 경주시 분황로 94-11 (구황동, 분황사)

Coordinates

35.840894, 129.233647

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The Gyeongju Bunhwangsa Ruins represent the location of Bunhwangsa, one of representative temples of Silla. According to historical records, Bunhwangsa was founded in the 3rd year of King Seondeok (634) and served as a significant monastery where Silla monks Jajang and Wonhyo stayed and propagated Buddhist teachings. Excavation surveys conducted from 1990 to 2014 identified that the temple was initially constructed as Silla's first single-pagoda, three-gold-hall style temple at its founding, subsequently undergoing three reconstructions. Bunhwangsa is one of the Seven Monasteries of the Royal Capital that were established prior to Silla's unification of the Three Kingdoms. The temple remains are recognized as an archaeological site of significant historical and scholarly value, with the temple precinct's extent largely clarified through archaeological investigations.

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