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. Fourteen more sites have been proposed for adding and are on the tentative list.

World Heritage Sites
 Site Image  Location Criteria Areaha (acre) Year Description Refs Changdeokgung Palace Complex 150px Seoul ii, iii, iv  1997  816 Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites 150px North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Incheon iii 52ha 2000  977 Gyeongju Historic Areas 150px North Gyeongsang Province ii, iii 2880ha 2000  976 Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks 150px South Gyeongsang Province iv, vi  1995  737 Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong 150px North Gyeongsang Province iii, iv 600ha 2010  1324 Hwaseong Fortress 150px Gyeonggi Province ii, iii  1997  817 Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes 150px Jeju Province vii, viii 9475 ha 2007  1264 Jongmyo Shrine 150px Seoul iv 19ha 1995  738 Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty 150px Gyeonggi Province and Seoul iii, iv, vi 1891ha 2009  1319 Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple 130px North Gyeongsang Province i, iv  1995 736

References

Other websites
  UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Republic of Korea

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