| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| South Korea |
Region : Songni San National Park
Site / Event : Popju Sa Temple
|
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Stone lantern from the 8th century.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Songni San National Park
Site / Event : Popju Sa Temple
|
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Temple altar.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Songni San National Park
Site / Event : Popju Sa Temple
|
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The Buddha.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Songni San National Park
Site / Event : Popju Sa Temple
|
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The monastery.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Songni San National Park
Site / Event : Popju Sa Temple
|
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A 10th Century Buddha relief, 6m high.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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View of Cheju City, the largest settlement on the island.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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The houses are set on a foundation of volcanic basalt.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Fruit stall in the market.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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A harubang (Grandfather stone).
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Gwandok Jok Pavillion dates from the 15th century.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Statue of Confucius.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Wall made of volcanic basalt.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Dragon Head's Rock is made from solidified lava.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Harbour built from lava.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Samsong Hyol.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Doughnut seller.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Children on a ride.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Radio shop.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
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Cheju City has many Harubangs (Grandfather stones) scattered over the island and carved from black volcanic rock.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Cheju City
|
 |
A Confucian temple dating from 827.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
|
 |
The Man Jang Caves were produced by an ancient lava flow and are the world's longest lava tubes, 13km long.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Sogwipo
|
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Craggy cliffs at Sogwipo.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Sogwipo
|
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View from the coast.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Sogwipo
|
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The 23m high Jeong Bang waterfall at Sogwipo falls directly into the sea.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Sogwipo
|
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Couple at the Jeong Bang waterfall.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Sogwipo
|
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Painted temple.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Mount Halla is an extinct volcano. At 1950m it is the country's highest peak.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Mountain landscape.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Forested slope.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Mount Halla is the highest peak on the island.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Misty view.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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View of the plain.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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View of the plains from Mount Halla.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
 |
At 1950m, Mount Halla is the highest peak on the island.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
 |
Trail on the mountain.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Basalt block.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
 |
Above the tree line.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Dead trees.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Lake within the crater.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
 |
The crater is 500m wide.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Picnic on the crater rim.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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The lake filled crater of Mount Halla.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Mount Halla
|
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Lava plug.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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The village of Seong Up.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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Seong Up was founded in the 14th century.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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Seong Up was provincial capital of Cheju Island from 1410 to 1914.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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The village is preserved in traditional style.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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The village is made from volcanic basaltic rock.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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Basalt implements.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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Basalt Statuettes.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
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The village houses are made from lava stone and straw.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
 |
A collection of harubangs.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
 |
Bales of straw.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
 |
View of the village.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
City / Town : Seong Up
|
 |
Village temple.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Cheju Island with Song San, a 182m high crater linked to the island by a thin causeway.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
The causeway from Song San.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Volcanic islands.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Volcanic outcrops.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
View from the peak.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
View of Mount Halla from Song San.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
The rim of the crater.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
The grass covered crater at 182m.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Two women.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Married couple.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Old woman.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Cliff face.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
The sheer rock face of Song San.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
The lava strewn coast.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Lava trail.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
Region : Cheju Island
District : Song San
|
 |
Female skin divers selling seafood.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
 |
Sunset over Cheju Island.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
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Girls on a ferry.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
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Ships between Cheju Island and the port of Pusan.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
 |
Container ship.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
 |
Pusan is the largest port in Korea.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Pusan
|
 |
The port city of Pusan.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
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Kyongju was the capital of Korea from 57 BCE to 918.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
 |
Clock tower.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
 |
A series of shops.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
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Child riding bike in Kyongju.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
 |
A small street market.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
 |
Woman with vegetables.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
|
 |
Street scene.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
 |
The area around the city is dotted with the tombs of the rulers.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
 |
Group of people by a Silla tomb.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
 |
Chomsongdae is Asia's oldest observatory (646). There are 12 stones along the base; 30 layers and a total of 366 stones.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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One of the 20 tombs at the park. Rulers of the Silla Dynasty were buried here with their treasures.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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The entrance to the tomb of Chonma which is 13m high and 47m in diameter.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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Jewelry found in the tomb of Chonma (5th century).
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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A pair of tomb mounds.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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Tomb mounds crowded together.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
 |
The tomb of King Michu.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Tumuli Park
|
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A group of students.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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The site of Panwolsong Castle is now a park.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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Two women dancing.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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Small boy.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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Woman and child.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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Small girl.
|
1988 |
| South Korea |
City / Town : Kyongju
District : Panwolsong
|
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Fancy dress party in the park.
|
1988 |
were added from 1 February 2025.