Jongmyo

Summary

Jongmyo is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine^[1]. Jongmyo draws 231 Wikipedia views per month (confucian_royal_ancestral_shrine category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jongmyo is located in Jongno District^[3].
• Jongmyo is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Jongmyo's instance of is recorded as Confucian royal ancestral shrine^[5].
• Jongmyo's Commons category is recorded as Jongmyo^[6].
• Jongmyo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.57472222222222, 'lon': 126.99361111111111}^[7].
• Jongmyo's official website is recorded as https://jm.cha.go.kr^[8].
• Jongmyo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jongmyo^[9].
• Jongmyo's Commons gallery is recorded as Jongmyo^[10].
• Jongmyo's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[11].
• Jongmyo's heritage designation is recorded as Historic sites of South Korea^[12].
• Jongmyo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '종묘'}^[13].
• Jongmyo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '宗廟'}^[14].
• Jongmyo covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+19.4'}^[15].
• Jongmyo's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[16].

Body

Geography

Jongmyo is in the country of South Korea^[4]. Jongmyo is located in Jongno District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Jongmyo covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+19.4'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Jongmyo's instance of is recorded as Confucian royal ancestral shrine^[5]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[11] and Historic sites of South Korea^[12].

Why It Matters

Jongmyo draws 231 Wikipedia views per month (confucian_royal_ancestral_shrine category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] Jongmyo has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Jongmyo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]