Deokju-sa


This temple, near the late Silla-era fortress, Deokjusan-seong, is a rebuilding of the original which was built at the end of the 6th century and stood a few kilometres distant (legend says it was established by Princess Deokju, last princess of the Silla Kingdom).


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