Haeinsa Temple
Also known as Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks, Haeinsa, Janggyeon Panjeon of Haeinsa, Janggyeongpanjeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon, Temple d'Haeinsa Janggyeong Panjeon, Temple d'Haeinsa Janggyeong Panjeon, les dépôts des tablettes du Tripitaka Koreana, Temple de Haeinsa
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
1995
List reference
737
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Haeinsa Temple is about 45 km west of Daegu. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hahoe and Yangdong, about 90 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Daegu · about 2,460,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Changwon · about 1,081,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Daejeon · about 1,468,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Jeonju · about 711,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Gyeongju · about 155,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Andong · about 129,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural90 km away
South KoreaCultural94 km away
South KoreaCultural99 km away
South KoreaCultural102 km away
South KoreaCultural111 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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