The Bae-ri site comprises tombs of the three Silla kings Adalla (164-184 AD), Sindeok (912-917) and Gyeongmyeong (917-924 AD). Poseokjeong was a separate royal palace where Silla kings held banquets for the nobles. The only thing left of the palace is the abalone-shaped granite stone water canal.
This site of a stone pagoda is located to the west of Mt Nangsan. The 4.49m stone structure is believed to have been built during the unified Silla period (668-935 AD). The pagoda has been called variously as Neungjitap, Neungsitap or Yeonhwatap. The pagoda shown here has been reconstructed in 1979, as a two layer-structure.
General Gim Yu-sin (595-673 AD) was the great grandson of Guhyeongwang, the last king of Geumgwangaya. At the age of 15 he became a member of hwarang, the elite youth military corps.
01 Path to Bae-ri three royal tombs 02 Three royal tombs in Bae-ri 03 Poseokjeong site 04 Poseokjeong site 05 Poseokjeong site
06 Neungjitap stone pagoda 07 Stone carving of oriental zodiac animal in Neungjitap 08 Stone carving of oriental zodiac animal in Neungjitap 09 Stone carving of oriental zodiac animal in Neungjitap 10 Neungjitap stone pagoda 11 Stone carving of oriental zodiac animal in Neungjitap
12 Tomb of Gim Yang 13 Tomb of General Gim Yu-Sin 14 Stone carving of oriental zodiac animal 15 Tomb of General Gim Yu-Sin 16 Stone with Korean inscriptions
17 Stone with Korean inscriptions 18 Panorama view with three tumuli 19 Six tumuli
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