South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built in 681 A.D. during the Shilla dynasty that ruled more than half of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
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South Korea's centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins following unprecedented wildfires
Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...