Gwanggaeto Stele

The Gwanggaeto Stele is a memorial stele for the tomb of Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, erected in 414 by his son Jangsu. This monument to Gwanggaeto the Great is the largest engraved stele in the world.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom and Ji’an.

Park
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The is an UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes a number of archaeological sites currently in , and , in . is situated 280 metres southwest of Gwanggaeto Stele.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Gwanggaeto Stele.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ji’an and Manpo.

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Ji'an is in province in north east . It is on the banks of the Yalu River which forms the border; the Korean city of is across the river.

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is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, . As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of , province, China.

Gwanggaeto Stele

Latitude
41.14488° or 41° 8′ 42″ north
Longitude
126.214° or 126° 12′ 50″ east
Open location code
8QH846V7+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8542980091
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q701096
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Gwanggaeto Stele” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Estela de Gwanggaeto”
  • Chinese: “國岡上廣廣開土境平安好太王碑”
  • Chinese: “好太王碑”
  • Chinese: “广开土王碑”
  • Chinese: “廣開土太王碑”
  • Chinese: “洞沟古墓群”
  • Esperanto: “Steleo de Gwanggaeto”
  • French: “Stèle de Kwanggaet’o”
  • German: “Gwanggaeto-Stele”
  • Indonesian: “Prasasti Raja Gwanggaeto”
  • Japanese: “好太王碑”
  • Japanese: “広開土王の碑”
  • Japanese: “広開土王碑”
  • Japanese: “広開土王碑文”
  • Japanese: “広開土王陵碑”
  • Korean: “광개토대왕릉비”
  • Korean: “광개토대왕비”
  • Korean: “광개토대왕비문”
  • Korean: “광개토왕대릉비”
  • Korean: “광개토왕릉비”
  • Korean: “광개토왕비”
  • Korean: “광개토태왕릉비문”
  • Korean: “광개토태왕비”
  • Malay: “Prasasti Gwanggaeto”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gwanggaetosøyla”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gwanggaetostelen”
  • Norwegian: “Gwanggaetostelen”
  • Persian: “سنگ یادبود گوانگ‌گه‌تو بزرگ”
  • Persian: “سنگ یادبود گوانگ‌گه‌تو”
  • Polish: “Stela Gwanggaeto”
  • Portuguese: “Estela de Guangaeto”
  • Portuguese: “Estela Gwanggaeto”
  • Russian: “Стела Квангетхо”
  • Russian: “Стела Квангэтхо”
  • Spanish: “Estela de Gwanggaeto”
  • Ukrainian: “Стела Квангетхо”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Gwanggaeto and 太王镇人民政府.

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