Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond | |
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![]() Part of the palace and lake at night (2024) | |
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Location | Gyeongju, South Korea |
Coordinates | 35°50′4.63″N 129°13′37.61″E / 35.8346194°N 129.2271139°E |
Criteria | ii, iii |
Designated | 2000 |
Part of | Gyeongju Historic Areas |
Designated | 1963-01-21 |
Reference no. | 18 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 동궁과 월지 |
Hanja | 東宮과 月池 |
Revised Romanization | Donggunggwa Wolji |
McCune–Reischauer | Tonggunggwa Wolji |
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond (Korean: 동궁과 월지; Hanja: 東宮과 月池) are a Silla-era former palace and artificial pond in Gyeongju, South Korea. They were part of the palace complex of ancient Silla (57 BCE – 935 CE). It was constructed by order of King Munmu in 674 CE. The pond was formerly known as Anapji (안압지) and is situated at the northeast edge of the Wolseong Palace, in central Gyeongju. The pond is an oval shape; 200m from east to west and 180m from north to south. It contains three small islands.[1]