South Korea Naksansa temple

The Naksansa temple is famous for its huge white statue of Gwaneum (but I did not find it when i visited the temple are - due to lack of time available) The original temple was build in 671 AD, rebuild in 858 AD but burned down during the korean war. In 1953 it was reconstructed following the original design. The stone arch with a pavilion build upon it dates from 1465. Some weeks after my visit parts of the temple were hit by a fire that destroied some of the buildings.

Nice bird	Traditional style	Turtle

Various buildings on the temple area, nicely decorated in traditional style

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