Sokkuram Grotto, Korea: Buddhist Shrine [006]

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Title Sokkuram Grotto, Korea: Buddhist Shrine [006]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 61, Special Lectures, Special Lecture, East & South East Asia, 4
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000
Subject Buddhist temples--Korea--Photographs; Buddhist shrines--Korea--Photographs; Hermitages--Korea--Photographs; Pulguksa (Kyŏngju-si, Korea). Sŏkkuram--Korea--Photographs; Mountain fog--Korea--Photographs; Korea
Keywords Kyoungju; Kyŏngju-si; Gyeongju; Gyeongju-si; Tohamsan; Toham-san; T'ohamsan; Sokkuram; Seokguram; Bulguksa; Pulguksa
Spatial Coverage Korea (South); Kyŏngju-si (Korea)
Description Photo of Seokguram Grotto / Sukkuram Grotto, South Korea
Caption on Slide Sokkuram Grotto, Mt. Toham, South Korea.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: The Seokguram Grotto is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex. It lies four kilometers east of the temple on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea. It is classified as National Treasure No. 24 by the South Korean government and is located at 994, Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsanbuk-do. The grotto overlooks the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and rests 750 meters above sea level. In 1962, it was designated the 24th national treasure of Korea. In 1995, Seokguram was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Bulguksa Temple.--Wikipedia.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6wh36f6
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 335775
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh36f6