Donggureung

Donggureung
Geonwolleung
Location197 Donggureung-ro, Guri, Gyeonggi Province[1]
Coordinates37°37′21″N 127°07′55″E / 37.622608°N 127.132075°E / 37.622608; 127.132075
Area1,96 km²[1]
Governing bodyCultural Heritage Administration of Korea
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, vi
Designated2009 (33rd session)
Reference no.1319
RegionAsia and Australasia
Donggureung is located in South Korea
Donggureung
Donggureung
Korean name
Hangul
동구릉
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDonggureung
McCune–ReischauerTongkurŭng

Donggureung (lit.'The Nine Eastern Royal Tombs'), is a cluster of royal tombs from the Joseon dynasty, the largest of its kind in South Korea. 17 Joseon kings and queens are buried here. The cluster also houses a myo-type tomb (of a royal family member). It is located in Guri, Gyeonggi Province.[1][2][3][4][5]

The construction was ordered by King Taejong in 1408 and the ninth tomb was placed there in 1855.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "구리 동구릉 (九里 東九陵)" (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "East Nine Royal Tombs, Guri". Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ "구리 동구릉" (in Korean). Cultural Heritage Administration. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  4. ^ "Donggureung Royal Tomb [UNESCO World Heritage] (구리 동구릉 [유네스코 세계문화유산])". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  5. ^ Oh Hong-seok (2009). Traditional Korean Villages. The spirit of Korean cultural roots. Ewha Womans University Press. p. 68. ISBN 9788973007844.