List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea
As of April 2012, ten sites have been added on the World Heritage List. Nine are cultural sites and one is a natural site.[1] Fourteen more sites have been proposed for adding and are on the tentative list.[1]
World Heritage Sites[change | change source]
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changdeokgung Palace Complex | 
|
Seoul | ii, iii, iv | —
|
1997 | 816 | |
| Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites | 
|
North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Incheon | iii | 52ha | 2000 | 977 | |
| Gyeongju Historic Areas | 
|
North Gyeongsang Province | ii, iii | 2880ha | 2000 | 976 | |
| Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks | 
|
South Gyeongsang Province | iv, vi | —
|
1995 | 737 | |
| Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong | 
|
North Gyeongsang Province | iii, iv | 600ha | 2010 | 1324 | |
| Hwaseong Fortress | 
|
Gyeonggi Province | ii, iii | —
|
1997 | 817 | |
| Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes | 
|
Jeju Province | vii, viii | 9475 ha | 2007 | 1264 | |
| Jongmyo Shrine | 
|
Seoul | iv | 19ha | 1995 | 738 | |
| Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | 
|
Gyeonggi Province and Seoul | iii, iv, vi | 1891ha | 2009 | 1319 | |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | 
|
North Gyeongsang Province | i, iv | —
|
1995 | 736 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Republic of Korea". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
Other websites[change | change source]
- (in English) UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Republic of Korea