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Seogguram Grotto
Watercolour and crayon
©2013 Charlene Brown
The Seogguram Grotto, Republic of Korea National Treasure
No. 24, was designated a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. It was
completed in 774 CE in conjunction with the Bulguksa Temple,
during the famous Silla Dynasty – Ironically, considering the situation today,
this was the dynasty that united the entire Korean peninsula a thousand years
ago.
The grassy hill behind the entrance to the grotto
shown near the top of the ravine in this picture covers the Rotunda, which contains some of
the most highly regarded Buddhist sculpture in the world, including a Seokgamoni
Buddha, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment, that is almost five
meters high. 
