Holy Sites in South Korea

Korea's most celebrated Buddhist temple, a UNESCO masterpiece of Silla-dynasty architecture.

A UNESCO-listed Confucian royal ancestral shrine, the oldest and most authentic of its kind in the world.

Korea's 'Temple Without a Buddha,' which enshrines relics of the historical Buddha instead of statues.

A UNESCO-listed artificial cave shrine housing one of the finest Buddha sculptures in East Asia.

Home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the world's most complete collection of Buddhist scriptures on over 80,000 woodblocks.

A mountain temple on Songnisan, home to Korea's tallest Buddha statue and the unique Palsangjeon pagoda.

The chief temple of the Jogye Order, Korea's largest Buddhist denomination, in the heart of Seoul.

A 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple in the heart of modern Seoul's Gangnam district.