Buddhist Goddess of Mercy

Buddhist Goddess of Mercy is a work of art in Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Gyeongsang. Buddhist Goddess of Mercy is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Haedong Yonggungsa, as well as near Haedong Yonggung temple.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Also known as: “해수관음상”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haedong Yonggungsa and OSIRIA.

Haedong Yonggungsa

Buddhist temple

Photo: Londenp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haedong Yonggung Temple is a Buddhist temple in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea. The temple claims it was first built in 1376, although this claim has been disputed.

OSIRIA

Railway station

Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

OSIRIA station is a railway station of the Donghae Line in Gijang-eup, Gijang County, Busan, South Korea. OSIRIA is situated 1½ km northwest of Buddhist Goddess of Mercy.

Songjeong

Railway station

Photo: 안우석, CC BY 3.0.

Songjeong station is a railway station of the Donghae Line in Songjeong-dong, Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea. Songjeong is situated 2 km west of Buddhist Goddess of Mercy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haeundae.

Haeundae

Photo: Andrewssi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haeundae is a district in the east of Busan and a tourist hotspot. It is home to the nationally-renowned Haeundae Beach, and the quieter but equally impressive Songjeong Beach.

Buddhist Goddess of Mercy

Category: tourism
Location: Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.18805° or 35° 11′ 17″ north

Longitude

129.22322° or 129° 13′ 24″ east

Open location code

8Q7F56QF+67

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3778890851

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

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