South Korea · 2nd century
Wolseong (Korean: 월성; Hanja: 月城; lit. 'moon fortress') or Wolseong Palace was a royal palace of Silla. It was located in what is now Gyeongju, South Korea. The palace was used during the Silla and Unified Silla periods (57 BCE – 938 CE). The palace gets its names from the approximate outline of the palace walls, which were shaped like a crescent moon. It is also called Banwolseong (반월성; lit. 'crescent moon fortress') or Sinwolseong or Jaeseong, which means where the king resides.
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Wolseong ranks #3,374 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 57 mapped in South Korea. Founded 101, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 21 atlas entries founded in the 2nd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,368 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gyeongju, 2 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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