🌍 UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage in Korea — interactive map

Explore Korea's 14 UNESCO World Heritage properties and their 115 listed national heritage components on a map and list. Items inscribed as World Heritage are gathered here from National Treasures, Treasures, Historic Sites and Natural Monuments.

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Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Inscribed 1995 · Cultural · 10 components
An 8th-century granite grotto enshrining a Buddha and the adjacent Bulguksa temple, masterpieces of Silla Buddhist art.
Component heritage
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Inscribed 1995 · Cultural · 2 components
15th-century depositories housing the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete corpus of Buddhist woodblock scriptures.
Component heritage
- Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon· Historic Site
- Janggyeong Panjeon (Tripitaka Koreana Depositories) of Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon· National Treasure
Jongmyo Shrine
Inscribed 1995 · Cultural · 1 component
The Confucian royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon dynasty, preserving 14th-century ritual buildings and rites.
Component heritage
- Jongmyo Royal Shrine, Seoul· Historic Site
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Inscribed 1997 · Cultural · 1 component
An early 15th-century palace built in harmony with its natural setting, including the Huwon rear garden.
Component heritage
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex, Seoul· Historic Site
Hwaseong Fortress
Inscribed 1997 · Cultural · 2 components
A late 18th-century fortress around Suwon combining Eastern and Western military architecture.
Component heritage
- Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon· Historic Site
- Hwaseong Haenggung Temporary Palace, Suwon· Historic Site
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Inscribed 2000 · Cultural · 11 components
Areas around Gyeongju concentrating Silla-era Buddhist art, pagodas, palaces and royal tombs.
Component heritage
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Inscribed 2000 · Cultural · 3 components
Hundreds of prehistoric dolmens (megalithic tombs) clustered at Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa.
Component heritage
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Inscribed 2009 · Cultural · 18 components
Forty royal tombs of the Joseon dynasty set within designed landscapes following Confucian and pungsu principles.
Component heritage
Namhansanseong
Inscribed 2014 · Cultural · 2 components
A mountain fortress that served as an emergency capital, exemplifying 17th-century Korean fortification.
Component heritage
- Namhansanseong Fortress· Historic Site
- Namhansanseong Haenggung Temporary Palace· Historic Site
Baekje Historic Areas
Inscribed 2015 · Cultural · 8 components
Archaeological sites at Gongju, Buyeo and Iksan reflecting the culture of the Baekje kingdom.
Component heritage
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
Inscribed 2018 · Cultural · 33 components
Seven Buddhist mountain monasteries that have remained living centres of faith and daily practice since their founding.
Component heritage
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Inscribed 2019 · Cultural · 9 components
Nine Neo-Confucian academies (seowon) that shaped Korean education and ritual from the 16th century.
Component heritage
Gaya Tumuli
Inscribed 2023 · Cultural · 7 components
Tumuli of the Gaya confederacy (1st–6th century), evidencing its distinctive polity and culture.
Component heritage
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Inscribed 2007 · Natural · 8 components
Jeju Island's volcanic landscape, lava tube cave system and Hallasan, of outstanding geological value.
Component heritage

UNESCO World Heritage in Korea — interactive map

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

Jongmyo Shrine

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Hwaseong Fortress

Gyeongju Historic Areas

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

Namhansanseong

Baekje Historic Areas

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies

Gaya Tumuli

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes