Koreas Joseon-era royal tombs have been nominated to be registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, reports the Korea Times:The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) was nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA) announced Wednesday.The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), which along with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) presides over a tentative list of cultural and natural properties. The tombs scattered around Seoul and Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces await final approval at the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will take place June 22-30 in Seville, Spain.Some 40 of 42 tombs were nominated --- the remaining two are in North Korea, and were excluded. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) was reportedly impressed with the tombs exquisite architectural and landscape elements based on Confucian and feng shui principles.
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Source: Korea Times ( May 13, 2009 )
