Jongmyo Shrine

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Jongmyo Shrine is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in Seoul, South Korea, renowned as one of the oldest and most authentic of its kind and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confucian royal ancestral shrine ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
associatedRitual Jongmyo Jerye ⓘ
associatedRitualMusic Jongmyo Jeryeak ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Jerye
builtFor Joseon dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
completionDate 1395 ⓘ
connectedBy Jongmyo–Changdeokgung elevated walkway (historical) ⓘ
constructionStart 1394 ⓘ
country South Korea ⓘ
culturalSignificance most authentic surviving Confucian royal ancestral shrine ⓘ
oldest preserved royal Confucian shrine ⓘ
dedicatedTo royal ancestors of the Joseon dynasty ⓘ
governingBody Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle traditional Korean wooden architecture ⓘ
hasConservationStatus well-preserved historic site ⓘ
hasLayout linear arrangement of shrine halls ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus Historic Site No. 125 of South Korea ⓘ
languageOfName Korean ⓘ
locatedIn Jongno District ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Asia ⓘ
mainHall Jeongjeon ⓘ
nativeName 종묘 ⓘ
near Changdeokgung Palace ⓘ
Changgyeonggung Palace ⓘ
linked to: Changgyeonggung
numberOfSpiritTabletsInJeongjeon 49 ⓘ
numberOfSpiritTabletsInYeongnyeongjeon 16 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Historic Monuments and Sites in Seoul ⓘ
rebuiltAfter Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ
religion Confucianism ⓘ
romanization Chongmyo ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine

Jongmyo ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
secondaryHall Yeongnyeongjeon ⓘ
linked to: Jeongjeon
significantEventFrequency annual royal ancestral rites ⓘ
significantReconstruction early 17th century ⓘ
touristAttraction major cultural tourism site in Seoul ⓘ
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageListingYear 2001 ⓘ
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageRelated Jongmyo Jerye and Jongmyo Jeryeak ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Jerye
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria Cultural (iii) ⓘ
Cultural (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1995 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 738 ⓘ
usedFor royal ancestral rites ⓘ
state Confucian ceremonies ⓘ

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Seoul → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jongmyo Shrine → romanization → Jongmyo ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine → romanization → Chongmyo ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
Jongno-gu → contains → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
subject linked to: Jongno-gu, Seoul
Jongno-gu → UNESCOSiteContained → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
subject linked to: Jongno-gu, Seoul
Jongno District → contains → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jongno District → hasCulturalHeritage → UNESCO World Heritage Site Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
Donhwamun Gate → near → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jeongjeon → partOf → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jeongjeon → locatedInComplex → Jongmyo Shrine complex ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Jerye → performedAt → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jongmyo Jerye → linkedTo → Jongmyo Shrine (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ
linked to: Jongmyo Shrine
Jongno 3-ga Station → near → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Bukchon Hanok Village → locatedNear → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
King of Joseon → ceremonialCenter → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Jongno-gu → contains → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
subject linked to: Chongno-gu
Jongno-gu → hasLandmark → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
subject linked to: Chongno-gu
Korea → UNESCOHeritageExamples → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
Central Seoul → hasLandmark → Jongmyo Shrine ⓘ
subject linked to: central Seoul