Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a ...
The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. This is graphically demonstrated by its ...
The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country's first school ...
In the 4th century, a remarkable series of decorated tombs were constructed in the cemetery of the Roman provincial town of ...
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations. Built over five centuries, ...
Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved. Dedicated to the forefathers of ...
In the early 15th century, the King Taejong ordered the construction of a new palace at an auspicious site. A Bureau ...
Namhansanseong was designed as an emergency capital for the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), in a mountainous site 25 km south-east of Seoul. Built ...
When the Joseon King Jeongjo moved his father's tomb to Suwon at the end of the 18th century, he surrounded it ...
The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, ...
Established in the 8th century on the slopes of Mount Toham, the Seokguram Grotto contains a monumental statue of the Buddha ...
The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Gaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana , the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, ...