this is a very interesting and also sad post, @slowwalker.

I am touched by the amount of labour that went into constructing these tombs - they were all different types but the one thing they had in common was the care of the original people who respectfully interred the dead.

The collapsed tomb seemed an image of ruin--so sad, almost as sad as the tired tomb that had houses built on it until the 1980's--that seems to have been the era when the local government began the restoration of these graves.

Such a contrast in your photos between the modern apartment buildings and soaring sculpture and the solemn, ancient tombs.

I didn't know the name Korea originated from an ancient kingdom - Thank you for that information, @slowwalker.

As always, beautiful photos and a lovely post.