Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs of Gongju공주 무령왕릉과 왕릉원

At a glance

The star here is King Muryeong's tomb, found in 1971 while workers were repairing two neighboring tombs. Its finds, from gold crown ornaments and a stone guardian beast to a coffin of Japanese umbrella pine, show how far Baekje's contacts reached. Seven royal tombs survive from the Ungjin period (475–538), when Gongju was Baekje's capital. Most are stone chambers in the usual Baekje style, but King Muryeong's tomb and Tomb 6 are built of brick in the manner of southern China, a sign of Baekje's ties with the Liang dynasty. With Gongsanseong Fortress, the site is part of the Baekje Historic Areas on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs of Gongju · 4 tours & tickets

1. KlookGongju light aircraft & day tour from SeoulA 12-hour day trip from Seoul with a light-aircraft experience and about an hour at the Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs, plus Gongsanseong Fortress and Gongju Hanok Village.Book
2. KlookGongju & Sejong 2-day UNESCO tourA 2-day guided tour from Seoul. Day 1 in Gongju includes the Tomb of King Muryeong and Royal Tombs, along with Magoksa and Gongsanseong; day 2 is in Sejong.Book
3. GetYourGuide3-day western Korea tour ending in BusanA 3-day tour from Seoul that ends with a drop-off in Busan. The Tomb of King Muryeong is one stop on day 1, with Jeonju, Gwangju, Suncheon and Yeosu later on.Book
4. GetYourGuide5-day Korea tour with UNESCO sitesA 5-day tour from Seoul across the country that begins with Gongju's UNESCO Baekje sites; this is one stop among many.Book

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Tips

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  Plan for the last Wednesday of the month (Culture Day) and entry is free.
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  If you are also visiting Gongsanseong, the combined ticket costs the same as two single tickets and adds Seokjangni Museum.

Nearby

Na Tae-joo Grass Flower Literature MuseumA free literature museum in central Gongju for Na Tae-joo, loved in Korea as the 'grass flower poet', with hands-on poem activities.Gongsanseong FortressThe royal fortress of Ungjin, Baekje's capital from 475 to 538, with wall-top paths high above the Geumgang River.Yeonmisan Nature Art ParkA wooded hillside in Gongju dotted with about 100 outdoor nature-art installations by Korean and international artists.Magoksa TempleA mountain temple on Gongju's Taehwasan, said to date from 640 and listed by UNESCO among Korea's Buddhist mountain monasteries.