King Wanggon Mausoleum

The Mausoleum of King Wang Kŏn, more correctly known as the Hyŏllŭng Royal Tomb, is a mausoleum located Haesong Village, , . The tomb belongs to the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, Wang Kon, who received the temple name 'Taejo' and was the first monarch to unify the entire after the subjugation the southern states of Silla and Baekje.
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Photo: Kallgan, CC BY-SA 1.0.
  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: king’s tomb in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Mausoleum of King Wang Kŏn” and “Tomb of King Wanggon”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaesong Station and Tomb of King Kongmin.

Railway station
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Kaesŏng station is a railway station located in , . It is located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from to ; though this line physically connects P'yŏngyang to via Dorasan, in operational reality trains terminate here due to the . is situated 3½ km southeast of King Wanggon Mausoleum.

Tomb
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Mausoleum of King Kongmin, more correctly known as the Hyonjongnung Royal Tomb, is a 14th-century mausoleum located in Haeson Village, in the city of , . is situated 3 km west of King Wanggon Mausoleum.

King Wanggon Mausoleum

Latitude
37.98505° or 37° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
126.50563° or 126° 30′ 20″ east
Open location code
8Q98XGP4+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 697511986
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q7818624
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“King Wanggon Mausoleum” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “маўзалей Вангона”
  • Central Bikol: “Mausoleo ni Hading Wang Kŏn”
  • Chinese: “王建王陵”
  • Chinese: “顯陵 (高麗)”
  • Chinese: “高丽显陵”
  • German: “Grab des Königs Wang Geon”
  • German: “Grab des Wang Geon”
  • Japanese: “王建王陵”
  • Japanese: “顯陵”
  • Korean: “왕건릉”
  • Korean: “현릉 (태조)”
  • Korean: “현릉”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه پادشاه وانگ گان”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه سلطنتی هیونریونگ”
  • Slovak: “Hjollung”
  • Slovak: “hrobka kráľa Wang Kona”
  • Slovak: “왕건왕릉”
  • Slovak: “현릉”
  • Slovak: “王建王陵”
  • Slovak: “顯陵”
  • Vietnamese: “Lăng mộ Vương Kiến vương”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 눌리문 and Kaesong Chomsongdae.

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