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This image, provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration, shows Gongju Magoksa Five-story Stone Pagoda. (PHOTO NOT FOR ...
South Korea has about 900 traditional Buddhist temples. But how to choose among so many? CNN Travel narrows the list of South Korea’s most beautiful temples down to 33.
I am reminded of the importance of Pagoda Park in modern Korean history whenever I visit there. Nestled in the heart of Seoul, Pagoda Park was built in 1897 as the country's first modern park. It ...
The fence that had been covering Korea’s oldest and East Asia’s largest stone pagoda located inside the Mireuk Temple in Iksan, North Jeolla, was finally pulled down on Saturday, after the site went ...
There are different ways of feeling the passage of time -- looking at the leaves changing colors to seeing fine wrinkles around a loved one's eyes. The 10-story stone pagoda in the center of the ...
The restaurant moved to its current location at the Pagoda Hotel in 2022 to make way for a condo development. Lisa says she’s become synonymous with the place. “My name is not Lisa.
PANMUNJOM, Korea -- Don't smile at the communist guards, never point toward the watch towers and forget about wearing blue jeans. Even for the droves of tourists, strict Cold War rules prevail ...
The oldest and biggest stone pagoda in Korea, the famous pagoda at Mireuksa Temple in Iksan, National Treasure No. 11, has finally been restored to its original shape after 20 years of repair and ...