Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda
Iksan Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda is located in the former temple Mireuksa, Geumma-myeon, Iksan, North Jeolla Province, and is the oldest stone pagoda remaining in Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historic building
- Description: Pagoda in Mireuksa, Iksan, South Korea
- Also known as: “Iksan Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda” and “Mireuksaji”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site) and National Iksan Museum.
Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site)
Park
Mireuksa was the largest Buddhist temple in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. The temple was established in 602 by King Mu and is located 36.012083 N, 127.031028 E, modern Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site) is situated 110 metres southwest of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda.
National Iksan Museum
Museum
Photo: Avemundi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iksan National Museum, formerly the Mireuksaji Museum is located in the city of Iksan, in the North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Iksan was the capital of the Baekje kingdom. National Iksan Museum is situated 300 metres southwest of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda.
Iksan Earthen Fortification
Castle
The Earthen Fortification, Iksan was an ancient Korean fortress or fortification in what is now Iksan, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, its former site was made a Historic Site of South Korea. Iksan Earthen Fortification is situated 2½ km south of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iksan.
Iksan
Photo: koreanet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iksan is a city of 307,000 people in North Jeolla, with large farming plains and several remnants of Baekje dynasty.
Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda
- Categories: stone pagoda, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Geumma-myeon, Iksan-si, North Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.0124° or 36° 0′ 45″ northLongitude
127.03057° or 127° 1′ 50″ eastElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8Q89226J+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 875685222OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باغودة مركسا”
- Japanese: “益山弥勒寺址石塔”
- Korean: “미륵사지 석탑”
- Korean: “미륵사지”
- Korean: “익산 미륵사지 석탑”
- Vietnamese: “Chùa đá Iksan Mireuksaji”
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