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The
Kyungju National Museum has a wonderful collection of artifacts. Perhaps
the best known is the "Emille" bell. According to the legend
the bell would not ring when it was first cast. It was melted down and
a little child was thrown into the molten metal as the high priest was
told to do in a vision. When the the bell was recast and struck it sounded
like the baby's cries of "Em-ee-leh" when the child was sacrificed.
Cast in 771 AD It weighs 18.9 tons the largest of its kind in the Orient.
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During
the Japanese occupation from 1910 - 1945. Many statues of Buddha were
defaced. Marie tried out to see if they could
get a new job filling in for what was lost.
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We met some senior
students from Daejin High School in Busan. They were very happy to practice
their English. Here is the web site for their school http://www.pdj.hs.kr
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The countryside
is predominately filled with mud flats for growing food items, however,
occasionally we came across a spectacular view of what appeared to be wild
flowers. This particular patch seems to be too large to be accidental. |
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Pohang University
of Science and Technology www.postech.edu
Each visit had it prerequisite introduction of the director and a video
outlining the institution. Pohang was not an exception, however, after
our Q & A and prerequisite photo outside they could’t keep us
away from the spectacular grounds.
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The central
courtyard is calming with it’s balanced vistas in each direction. A
famous scientist’s bust sits on pillars around the courtyard. Several
pillars are left empty waiting for the next Korean Nobel Prize Winner and
a graduate from the Pohang University...no pressure folks. |
| In The
Court of the Laureates, Nobel Laureates and other VIP's visiting the University
are invited to plant a tree. Angela shows us the tree planted by Her former
Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. |
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Courtyards
surrounding the central square are created in grass and trees. Detailed
work in brick, marble, and sculptures in stone and metal are interlocked
with grass and trees. The university is small and so the proportions of
each building are balanced for people rather than egos. |
| Royal burial structures take on different shapes in virus
parts of the world. In the 7th century Korean monarchs were buried in mounds
of earth. |
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An entrance has been opened in the mound to allow visitors
to enter the tomb and see how the Royals were buried. Inside we observed
the beautiful robes and gifts that were to accompany the monarch into the
afterlife. |
| Usha
and Ellen were thankful for the um |
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There is always the other side to a group picture.. |
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more group photo? |
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