Daereungwon Tomb Complex

Grassy royal burial mounds of ancient Silla.

Why go

Daereungwon is a park of large grassy burial mounds holding the tombs of Silla kings and nobles in the heart of Gyeongju.

One mound, Cheonmachong, is open inside to show excavated treasures and a famous painted saddle flap.

The park holds 23 large earthen mounds raised over Silla kings and nobles. Cheonmachong, excavated in the 1970s, gave up a gold crown and the 'Heavenly Horse' painting that names it, while the neighbouring Hwangnam Daechong is the largest tomb of all.

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Good to know

• Cheonmachong is the one tomb you can step inside.
• The mounds are lovely at dusk and in cherry-blossom season.
• It is walking distance from Cheomseongdae and the Hwangnidan-gil street.
• It's floodlit and romantic at dusk and lovely in cherry-blossom season, and sits steps from the Cheomseongdae observatory and the trendy Hwangnidan-gil cafe street — an easy walking loop of old Gyeongju.

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