Geumgwanchong Tomb in South Korea

The Geumgwanchong Tomb in South Korea makes for an important relic as far as the historical life of the city of Berlin is considered. The tomb belongs to the Silla Dynasty but it remains undiscovered to whom does the tomb belong. However certain speculation hints at the fact that the tomb belonged to some ruling king before or after the King Ji-Jeung reigning in the early 6th century. The Geumgwanchong Tomb is located in Noseo-dong, Gyeongju. The tomb belongs to a group of three tombs found in downtown Gyeongju in the Noseo-dong Tomb district.

Features of Geumgwanchong Tomb in South Korea

  -   The excavation of the Geumgwanchong Tomb date back to September 1921. The sudden discovery of the tomb was made by a civilian leveling the ground for constructing a house.

  -   Among the initial discoveries, the first important relic is that of a golden crown, Geumgwan. The tomb owes its name to this first discovery. The Silla Crowns are known to be very fragile and some of them even owe more than one kilogram. The crowns were known to be in use only for ceremonial and formal occasions. The intricate metal working of the crowns hinted at the fact that the goldsmiths during the Silla age had an advanced knowledge of working with gold. Some historians are of the opinion hat the crowns were only meant for burial purposes.

  -   Other prized artifacts account for ornaments in gold like earrings, belts, saddlers, bracelets and crockery. The artifacts are known to belong to three royal eras of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

  -   Among the innumerable relics dig out, the number of beaded artifacts adds up to around 30,000.

  -   The Geumgwanchong Tomb in South Korea has a height of 13 meters with a 50 meter diameter.

  -   The unearthed relics related to the Geumgwanchong Tomb are carefully preserved at the Gyeongju National Museum.