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CulturalRef. 1498

Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies

Cultural World Heritage property in South Korea, inscribed in 2019 under criterion (iii).

Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies, South Korea
Photo: Steve46814 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
South Korea
Year of inscription
2019
Criteria
iii
Area of property
102 ha
What it is
architectural ensemble
Component parts
9 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1498 · Wikidata Q65099260

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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