SEOKGURAM GROTTO

SEOKGURAM GROTTO

Seokguram Grotto was completed in 774.





Located outside of the ancient capital of the Silla dynasty in Gyeongju, Seokguram Grotto is a Unesco World Heritage Site.








Inside the Grotto is a carved stone Buddha. It is 3.5 meters in height and sits on a 1.34 meter tall lotus pedestal. However, it was behind glass and as tourists you are not supposed to take a picture of it.

The Buddha itself was quite beautiful. The carving was so detailed you could see the texture of its rippled cloth. It looked so lifelike that it felt like it could just open its eyes at any moment.

Unfortunately I don't have any of my own photos but here is a picture from Wikipedia: