Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok of Silla (선덕왕 왕릉) (Gyeongju)

Korea (South) / Kyongsangbuk / Kyongju / Gyeongju / Gyeongsangbuk-do Gyeongju-si Bomun-dong San(Mt.) 79-2
Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. Queen Seondeok was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler. She was the first of three female rulers of the kingdom.

The grave mound has a height of 6.8m/22.3 ft and the width of 23.6m/77.4 ft. Placed in circle around the mound are several layers stone.

Decades after her death, King Munmu of Silla, thirtieth ruler constructed Sacheonwangsa, "Temple of the King of the Four Heavens", in her tomb.

Royal Tomb of Queen Seondeok of Silla is Historic Sites No. 182
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_seonduk
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Coordinates:   35°49'24"N   129°14'32"E

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