An illuminated colorfully-decorated pavilion at the Anapji (Wolji) Pond at dusk, part of the Silla Donggung Palace complex in Gyeongju, South Korea.

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The Wolji (Anapji) Pond was part of a secondary palace and garden complex (Donggung Palace) that the Crown Prince Munmu had built for leisure and entertaining visitors. The site lay in ruins until it was excavated in the l970's when thousands of artifacts were recovered from the old pond site. The three pavilions on the lake are reproductions, but the palace itself is only represented by plinths outlining where it would have been.

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Size: 5581px × 3720px
Location: 517 Wolseong-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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