| Title |
Cheomseongdae Observatory, Gyeongju, South Korea [001] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 60, Korean Course A, 23 |
| 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 |
Observatories--Korea--Photographs; Astronomical observatories--Korea--Photographs; Korea |
| Keywords |
Kyoungju; Kyŏngju-si; Gyeongju; Gyeongju-si; Cheomseongdae; Ch'ŏmsŏngdae |
| Spatial Coverage |
Korea (South); Kyŏngju-si (Korea) |
| Description |
Photo shows Cheomseongdae Observatory, South Korea |
| Caption on Slide |
AT 23 Cheomseongdae Observatory, Kyoungju, South Korea. Photo: Lennox Tierney |
| Additional Information |
Note: Additional information can be found on the official site of Korean Tourism Organization: http://visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264256 Note: Cheomseongdae is the oldest existing astronomical observatory in Asia. Constructed during the reign of Queen Seon-deok (632-647), it was used for observing the stars in order to forecast the weather. This stone structure is a beautiful combination of straight lines and curves, and was designated as National Treasure No.31 on December 20th, 1962.--Korean Tourism Organization website. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wd4hcc |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
338902 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wd4hcc |
