Sogwangsa

Korean name
Sogwangsa
Sogwang Temple in the 1930s
Hangul	석왕사
Hanja	釋王寺
RR	Seogwangsa
MR	Sŏgwangsa

Sŏgwangsa (Korean: 석왕사) is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Sŏlbong-ri in Kosan County, Kangwon Province, North Korea. Once one of Korea's largest Buddhist temples, the complex was mostly destroyed by US bombing in 1951 and is in ruins. It is listed as National Treasure #94

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External links

Media related to Sogwangsa at Wikimedia Commons

Damage, destruction and looting of art and cultural heritage

Human-
caused

By location	Afghanistan Destruction of art Destruction of Buddhas of Bamiyan Azerbaijan Julfa Bangladesh Bangabandhu Memorial Museum attack Brazil Artworks lost or damaged in the 2023 Congress attack Canada Monuments removed in 2020–2022 China Destruction of the Four Olds Looting of the Eastern Mausoleum France Iconoclasm during the French Revolution Germany Bombing of Dresden Iran Disappeared statues in Tehran, 2010 Iraq Archaeological looting Destruction of Mosul Museum artifacts Ireland Destruction of country houses, 1919–1923 Israel Destruction of the Shrine of Husayn's Head Kosovo Destruction of Albanian heritage Destruction of Serbian heritage Lebanon Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon Middle East Damage to heritage sites in 21st-century conflicts Nigeria Benin Bronzes Palestine Damage to heritage sites in the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Poland Destruction of Warsaw Looting in World War II Saudi Arabia Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites Spain Destroyed landmarks Sri Lanka Hindu temples destroyed by European powers Sudan Destruction of cultural heritage during the Sudanese civil war Syria Damage to heritage sites during the Syrian civil war Ukraine Demolition of monuments to Lenin Damage to heritage sites during the Russian invasion United Kingdom 20th-century destruction of country houses Baedeker Blitz Demolished buildings and structures in London Churches in the City of London Churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuilt Public art formerly in London United States Artworks lost or damaged in the September 11 attacks List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks
By type	Attacks on museums Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State Destroyed libraries Grave robbery Body snatching Landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change Museums destroyed by war Napoleonic looting List Stolen and missing Moon rocks Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
World War II	Art theft and looting Restitution claims Works by Vincent van Gogh Libraries Nazi plunder

Natural

Library damage in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

38°59′27″N 127°23′41″E / 38.99075°N 127.39482°E / 38.99075; 127.39482

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States

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