North Gyeongsang
Gyeongju-si
Jinhyeon-dong

Seokguram

Seokguram is a hermitage and part of the temple complex in , South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain , although the two are separated by distance of around 3 kilometres.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: cave/grotto in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Seokguram Grotto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bulguksa Temple and Tohamsan.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
Bulguksa is a on , in Jinhyeon-dong, , , South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the and stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo, and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. is situated 1½ km west of Seokguram.

Peak
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is a mountain with a height of 745 m in in southeastern South Korea. It is part of the minor Dongdae Mountains range. The mountain lies within Gyeongju National Park and is the site of a large number of historic relics.

Tower
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
is a stone pagoda located in the Buddhist temple of in , . From entering the temple through the , is located on the right side, opposing on the left side. is situated 1½ km west of Seokguram.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bomun Lake Resort and Yangbuk-myeon.

Locality
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The or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of , South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. is situated 8 km northwest of Seokguram.

Town
Munmudaewang-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of , , South Korea. It is bordered by and on the east, on the south, , and Oedong-eup on the west and and Janggi-myeon of the on the north. is situated 8 km east of Seokguram.

Seokguram

Latitude
35.7948° or 35° 47′ 41″ north
Longitude
129.3492° or 129° 20′ 57″ east
Elevation
612 metres (2,008 feet)
Open location code
8Q7FQ8VX+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 382647781
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11077675
Wiki­data ID
Q489820
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Seokguram” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوكغرام”
  • Balinese: “Seokguram”
  • Burmese: “ကျောက်ဂူအိမ်”
  • Burmese: “ကျောက်ဂူအိမ်ဘုရားကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Seokguram”
  • Chinese: “石窟庵”
  • Croatian: “Seokguram”
  • Czech: “Sokkuram”
  • Dutch: “Seokguramgrot”
  • French: “grotte de Seokguram”
  • French: “Grotte de Seokguram”
  • French: “Seokguram”
  • French: “Sokkuram”
  • Georgian: “სოკურამი”
  • German: “Seokguram”
  • German: “Sokkuram”
  • Gorontalo: “Seokguram”
  • Hebrew: “מערת סוקגוראם”
  • Hindi: “सेओकगुरम”
  • Hungarian: “Szokkuram”
  • Indonesian: “Seokguram”
  • Indonesian: “Seokkuram”
  • Italian: “Tempio sotterraneo di Seokguram”
  • Japanese: “ソックラム”
  • Japanese: “石窟庵”
  • Javanese: “Seokguram”
  • Korean: “Seokguram”
  • Korean: “석굴사”
  • Korean: “석굴암”
  • Korean: “석불사”
  • Maithili: “सेओकगुरम”
  • Malay: “Seokguram”
  • Maltese: “Seokguram”
  • Nepali: “सेओकगुरम”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Seokguram”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sokkuram”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sŏkkuram”
  • Norwegian: “Seokguram”
  • Persian: “سئوک گورام”
  • Polish: “Seokguram”
  • Polish: “Sokkulam”
  • Polish: “Sokkuram”
  • Portuguese: “Gruta de Seokguram”
  • Romanian: “Templul subteran Seokguram”
  • Russian: “Соккурам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Seokguram”
  • Sinhala: “සොක්ගුරාම්”
  • Slovak: “Sokkuram”
  • Slovenian: “Jamski tempelj Sokguram”
  • Spanish: “Gruta de Sokkuram”
  • Spanish: “Seokguram”
  • Swedish: “Seokguram”
  • Turkish: “Seokguram”
  • Ukrainian: “Соккурам”
  • Vietnamese: “Seokguram”
  • Yue Chinese: “石窟庵”

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