Sungneung (Seoul)
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Sungneung in Seoul is a royal burial site from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, forming part of the UNESCO-listed Royal Tombs complex that preserves the dynasty’s funerary architecture and landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seonjeongneung | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Joseon royal tomb
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ royal tomb complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jungjong of Joseon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Jeonghyeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seongjong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityCoordinateSystem | approximately 37.508°N 127.044°E ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Jeongneung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Jeonghyeon’s tomb ⓘ Seolleung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| era | Joseon Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
King Jungjong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Seongjong NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Jeonghyeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
T-shaped shrine hall (Jeongjagak)
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ceremonial shrine buildings ⓘ guardian hill behind the tombs ⓘ outer wall enclosing the burial mounds ⓘ red-spiked gate (Hongsalmun) NERFINISHED ⓘ ritual stone table ⓘ royal kitchen building ⓘ spirit road ⓘ stone animal statues ⓘ stone statues of civil officials ⓘ stone statues of military officials ⓘ |
| hasKoreanNameHangul | 선정릉 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMcCuneReischauerRomanization | Sŏnjŏngnŭng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRevisedRomanization | Seonjeongneung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTombType | tumuli ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrails | true ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (iii)
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| landscapeType | wooded parkland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Gangnam District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seolleung-dong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | urban high-rise development ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1319 ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal ancestral rites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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