Taereung and Gangneung

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Taereung and Gangneung are a pair of royal burial sites from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, notable for their traditional Confucian-influenced tomb architecture and landscaped settings.

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instanceOf Cultural heritage site
Historic site in South Korea
Royal tomb of the Joseon Dynasty
Royal tomb of the Joseon Dynasty
Royal tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
architecturalStyle Confucian-influenced royal tomb layout
burialPlaceOf King Myeongjong
Queen Insun
linked to: Queen Munjeong

Queen Munjeong
Queen Munjeong of the Joseon Dynasty
linked to: Queen Munjeong
burialType double tomb
constructedIn 16th century
country South Korea
governingBody Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
hasFeature T-shaped shrine building
carefully landscaped natural surroundings
earthen burial mound
earthen burial mounds
paired burial mounds
ritual shrine (Jeongjagak)
ritual shrine complex
stone figures of civil and military officials
stone lanterns
stone spirit road
stone statues and lanterns
hasPart Gangneung
Taereung
linked to: Donggureung
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
landscapeDesign forested setting
wooded hillside setting
locatedIn Nowon District
Seoul
partOf Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (UNESCO World Heritage)
period Joseon Dynasty
linked to: Joseon
religiousTradition Confucianism
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2009
UNESCOSiteId 1319
usedFor royal ancestral rites

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Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty hasPart Taereung and Gangneung