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Gyeongju

Known as ‘the museum without walls’, Gyeongju (경주) has more tombs, temples, rock carvings, pagodas, Buddhist statuary and palace ruins than any other place in South Korea. It's a lovely city, stuffed to the gills with history.
The Bulguksa temple, classified as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by the South Korean government

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