Queen Seondeok of Silla
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Queen Seondeok reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647. She was Silla's twenty-seventh ruler, and its first reigning queen. In the Samguk sagi, Queen Seo
Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok was the model for this statue by Professor Kim Ki-heung (김기흥).
![Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju [ko], also known as Grandmother Buddha (할매부처), was claimed that Queen Seondeok](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg/500px-%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC_%EB%82%A8%EC%82%B0_%EB%B6%88%EA%B3%A1_%EB%A7%88%EC%95%A0%EC%97%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%A2%8C%EC%83%81_01.jpg)
Cheomseongdae, astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Bunhwangsa
![Tomb of Queen Seondeok [ko] in Gyeongju](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%EC%84%A0%EB%8D%95%EC%97%AC%EC%99%95%EB%A6%8901.jpg/500px-%EC%84%A0%EB%8D%95%EC%97%AC%EC%99%95%EB%A6%8901.jpg)
Tomb of Queen Seondeok [ko] in Gyeongju
Bunhwangsa
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Bunhwangsa is a temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea. It is located in Gyeongju. The temple is recorded to have been built in 634 under the auspices of Queen Seondeok. Today the temple is st
The pagoda at Bunhwangsa (2009)
Bunhwangsa Pagoda around Buddha's Birthday.
A close up view of one of the pairs of Mighty Diamond Men. Also, note the debris visible within the doorway.
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