National Treasures (South Korea)

National Treasures
The Buddha statue at Seokguram Grotto, the 24th South Korean national treasure.
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Revised RomanizationGukbo
McCune–ReischauerKukpo

National Treasure (Korean국보) is a national-level designation within the heritage preservation system of South Korea for tangible objects of significant artistic, cultural and historical value. Examples of objects include art, artifacts, sites, or buildings.[1] It is administered by the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). Additions to the list are decided by the Cultural Heritage Committee.[2]

Many of the registered items are popular tourist attractions for South Korea. Examples include Jongmyo, Bulguksa, Seokguram, and the Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa. As of May 2020, there are 327 distinct entries on the list, some composed of a large number of sub-entries.[1] The treasures are numbered according to the order in which they were designated, not according to their individual value.

  1. ^ "National Treasure (국보 國寶)" (in Korean). Empas/EncyKorea. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "Heritage classification". Cultural Heritage Administration.

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