{
  "id": 11338031,
  "title": "Seokguram exhibition opens in Paris to mark 140 years of Korea-France ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/seokguram-exhibition-opens-in-paris-to-mark-140-years-of-korea-france-11338031",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/koreanheritage/20261002/seokguram-exhibition-opens-in-paris-to-mark-140-years-of-korea-france-ties"
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  "account": "An exhibition dedicated to Seokguram Grotto, a 8th-century Buddhist cave temple and one of Korea's earliest UNESCO World Heritage sites, opened in Paris on Thursday. This exhibition, titled \"The Millennium Mystery of Buddhist Art: Seokguram,\" will be on display at the Korean Cultural Center in France until March 13, 2027. The event, organized in collaboration with the French Korean Cultural Center and the Gyeongju city government, marks the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France.\n\nSeokguram, an artificial granite grotto located on Mount Toham in Gyeongju, the capital city of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC - AD 935), was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995. The exhibition features a 3D immersive video that recreates the interior of the grotto and a reconstruction of green-glazed tiles depicting Buddhist guardian deities that were once part of a wooden pagoda base at the Sacheonwang Temple Site in Gyeongju.\n\nAt the opening ceremony, Korean Ambassador to France Kwon Hyuk-woon delivered opening remarks, followed by congratulatory speeches from Representative Kim Seok-ki, Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young, and other esteemed officials.",
  "summary": "An exhibition on Seokguram Grotto, an eighth-century Buddhist cave temple among Korea's first UNESCO World Heritage sites, opened in Paris on Thursday (local time), alongside a weeklong Korean heritage festival, the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) said Friday. The exhibition, \"The Millennium Mystery of Buddhist Art: Seokguram,\" runs through March 13, 2027, at the Korean Cultural Center in France.…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seokguram exhibition opens in Paris to mark 140 years of Korea-France ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/seokguram-exhibition-opens-in-paris-to-mark-140-years-of-korea-france",
        "published": "2026-10-02T02:22:04.000Z"
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