Girimsa Three-story Stone Pagoda
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The Three-story Stone Pagoda in front of Eungjinjeon is a valuable cultural artifact, representing the typical style of stone pagodas in the late Silla Dynasty, is Tangible Cultural property #205.
Girimsa was built in 643 CE by Monk Gwangyu from India. Girimsa, derived from "Girim Jeongsa", means the forest where Buddha resided. Girimsa consisting of 16 buildings was once the largest temple in the Gyeongju area until the mid-1940s. Girimsa was one of the 31 major temples of the Joseon Dynasty and has maintained the present figuration in spite of several significant wars.
Girimsa was built in 643 CE by Monk Gwangyu from India. Girimsa, derived from "Girim Jeongsa", means the forest where Buddha resided. Girimsa consisting of 16 buildings was once the largest temple in the Gyeongju area until the mid-1940s. Girimsa was one of the 31 major temples of the Joseon Dynasty and has maintained the present figuration in spite of several significant wars.
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Coordinates: 35°50'16"N 129°24'12"E
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- Guanshan double pagoda 1422 km
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- Pagoda forest 1505 km
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- Ohjeongsan 9 km
- G A M P O eup,,,the solodarity of work from INA 10 km
- 해병대 1사단 15 km
- Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) 17 km
- Ilwol-dong 17 km
- Pohang Blue Valley Development Project (National Industrial Complex) 17 km
- Hyeongsan-gang(river.) 20 km
- POSCO Pohang Works 20 km