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CulturalRef. 1135

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2004 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, China
Photo: Bart0278 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
iiiiiiivv
Area of property
4,165 ha
Location
Jilin
What it is
archaeological site, tomb
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1135 · Wikidata Q134873

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang, China239 kmImperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangChina · 1987CulturalGoguryeo tombs, North Korea263 kmGoguryeo tombsNorth Korea · 2004CulturalMount Kumgang, North Korea323 kmMount KumgangNorth Korea · 2025MixedHistoric Monuments and Sites in Kaesong, North Korea354 kmHistoric Monuments and Sites in KaesongNorth Korea · 2013CulturalChangdeokgung, South Korea404 kmChangdeokgungSouth Korea · 1997CulturalJongmyo, South Korea404 kmJongmyoSouth Korea · 1995Cultural
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