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Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto in Gyeongju ended up also harmed by typhoon… Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage Destruction

The 11th typhoon ‘Hinnamno’ prompted fantastic harm to Pohang and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province. In accordance to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage on the 7th, at 5 pm on the similar working day, a overall of 32 cultural assets have been confirmed broken by the storm. random news

The 11th storm ‘Hinnamno’ caused large damage to Pohang and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province, when Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, Korea’s representative cultural heritage, had been also destroyed.

According to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage on the 7th, at 5 pm on the exact same working day, a total of 32 cultural assets have been confirmed weakened by the storm.

In accordance to the kind of cultural home designation, there had been 24 historical web sites, 3 treasures, 2 countrywide people cultural qualities, and 1 nationwide treasure, pure monument, and registered cultural property.

By region, Gyeongbuk experienced the most cases with 16 circumstances, adopted by Gyeongnam 8 cases, Gyeonggi 4 scenarios, and Seoul and Jeju 2 conditions each and every.

Gyeongju Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, equally stated as UNESCO Environment Heritage Websites, have been also weakened. At Gyeongju Seokguram Grottoes, a countrywide treasure, the street main to the vicinity, the courtroom property, and the bogs had been ruined by rain and wind. The tile of Geuknakjeon Bulguksa Temple fell and the surrounding trees had been ruined.

In the Gyeongju Girimsa Daejeokgwangjeon treasury, surrounding stone buildings and components of the highway ended up misplaced.

The 11th typhoon 'Hinnamno' caused great damage to Pohang and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province.  According to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage on the 7th, at 5 pm that day, a total of 32 cultural assets have been confirmed damaged by the typhoon.  random news

The 11th storm ‘Hinnamno’ brought about good harm to Pohang and Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province. According to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage on the 7th, at 5 pm that working day, a overall of 32 cultural assets have been verified harmed by the storm. random news

In Gyeongju Oksanseowon, a person of the Planet Cultural Heritage ‘Korea Confucian Academy’, some of the services were being broken, this kind of as the part of the Oksancheon stepping stone was loosened or lost.

In the Wonseong royal tomb, Gyeongju, the capstone and element of the shaft of the royal tomb were harmed and a pine tree fell. In the tombs of King Heungdeok and King Jima, pine trees fell owing to rain and wind.

In addition, some of the picket stairs at the historical web-sites Chunyanggyoji and Woljeonggyoji were damaged, and injury was also verified at Hwangnyongsaji.

In the Gyeongnam area, hurt to cultural properties was reported in Gimhae, Changyeong, Tongyeong, and Uiryeong.

In Gimhae, a willow tree fell in the tomb of King Suro, progenitor of the Garakguk (Geumgwan Gaya) and progeny of the Kim clan, in Gimhae, and the tile on the lessen flooring of the Gojiksa roof on the tomb of Queen Suro was damaged.

Gimhae Dispersion Fortress, a stone-created fortress, is in the system of creating a restoration plan since the 10m part of the path has been sunk.