Comments on: Naksan Temple Update http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/ Korea From North to South Wed, 23 May 2012 13:48:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: VietFun For All - Do Chúa Làm http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/comment-page-1/#comment-248559 VietFun For All - Do Chúa Làm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:34:17 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=522#comment-248559 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] s? chùa, r?i chính ph? Korea cho 8.8 t? won (ti?n ??i Hàn ?? xây l?i) http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/ Là act of god. Cùng m?t lúc ?ó tôi l?i th?y cái nhà cô chanly, post cái cháy [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] s? chùa, r?i chính ph? Korea cho 8.8 t? won (ti?n ??i Hàn ?? xây l?i) http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/ Là act of god. Cùng m?t lúc ?ó tôi l?i th?y cái nhà cô chanly, post cái cháy [...]

]]> By: Netizen Warned Government of Namdaemun Fire Risk : Korea Beat http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/comment-page-1/#comment-129208 Netizen Warned Government of Namdaemun Fire Risk : Korea Beat Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:22:56 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=522#comment-129208 [...] set on fire, part of the Hwaseong fortress set on fire, a door at Changdeokgung destroyed, and Naksan-sa in Anyang was destroyed. Come on out, Minister, and see these places. Don’t you have any [...] [...] set on fire, part of the Hwaseong fortress set on fire, a door at Changdeokgung destroyed, and Naksan-sa in Anyang was destroyed. Come on out, Minister, and see these places. Don’t you have any [...]

]]> By: Roboseyo: Hats off and a moment of silence. http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/comment-page-1/#comment-128849 Roboseyo: Hats off and a moment of silence. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:21:04 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=522#comment-128849 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] All around Seoul and the rest of Korea, there are markers and placards around historical sites saying "XXX place, Korean National Treasure # __" before the explanation.Of them all, the top, the big numero uno, was Sungnyemun, also known as Namdaemun Gate. It was one of the gates to the old city, and it was originally built in 1396-8 or so.Here's a picture.Sungryemun, Korea's National Treasure #1See more pictures here. Seriously, follow the link: it's a good photo essay on a really beautiful structure.This morning, I got into school and everyone was buzzing. During my first class, I got two text messages: Namdaemun is Destroyed!At first, I had no idea what that might mean.(sorry. I did an image search of "Namdaemun Gate Destroyed" on google and that picture showed up.)The truth was much less fanciful, and much more tragic.They suspect it was arson: someone was seen climbing up inside the building, and a spark spotted shortly after.I went down to see what it looked like.Getting closer.Close enough to see some details of the ruin now.The crosswalks around the intersection were all shoulder to shoulder. Many were taking pictures, but many were just standing, aghast.Hundreds of people were just standing there, silently. Like a wake.Every Korean I've talked to about this is shocked and dismayed -- nobody knows what to say. I don't even know what to compare it to.For Americans, imagine Mount Rushmore or the Lincoln Memorial being destroyed by an earthquake. For Canadians. . . I don't even know what to compare it to. Imagine if the Hockey Hall of Fame burnt down, and Bobby Orr died trying to save Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosby's knee got shattered by a piece of flying debris as the building collapsed, maybe. Or if a geothermic event wiped out Niagara Falls as we know it, and left it as the Niagara steep rapids instead. Or if the CN Tower were 600 years old when it burnt own.People milling about in shock, dumbstruck, with haunted eyes.They say it'll take two years to rebuild, and hopefully they'll protect it, and other important Korean heritage buildings, against fire more carefully: this is not the first time a Korean heritage site has been threatened by fire. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] All around Seoul and the rest of Korea, there are markers and placards around historical sites saying “XXX place, Korean National Treasure # __” before the explanation.Of them all, the top, the big numero uno, was Sungnyemun, also known as Namdaemun Gate. It was one of the gates to the old city, and it was originally built in 1396-8 or so.Here’s a picture.Sungryemun, Korea’s National Treasure #1See more pictures here. Seriously, follow the link: it’s a good photo essay on a really beautiful structure.This morning, I got into school and everyone was buzzing. During my first class, I got two text messages: Namdaemun is Destroyed!At first, I had no idea what that might mean.(sorry. I did an image search of “Namdaemun Gate Destroyed” on google and that picture showed up.)The truth was much less fanciful, and much more tragic.They suspect it was arson: someone was seen climbing up inside the building, and a spark spotted shortly after.I went down to see what it looked like.Getting closer.Close enough to see some details of the ruin now.The crosswalks around the intersection were all shoulder to shoulder. Many were taking pictures, but many were just standing, aghast.Hundreds of people were just standing there, silently. Like a wake.Every Korean I’ve talked to about this is shocked and dismayed — nobody knows what to say. I don’t even know what to compare it to.For Americans, imagine Mount Rushmore or the Lincoln Memorial being destroyed by an earthquake. For Canadians. . . I don’t even know what to compare it to. Imagine if the Hockey Hall of Fame burnt down, and Bobby Orr died trying to save Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosby’s knee got shattered by a piece of flying debris as the building collapsed, maybe. Or if a geothermic event wiped out Niagara Falls as we know it, and left it as the Niagara steep rapids instead. Or if the CN Tower were 600 years old when it burnt own.People milling about in shock, dumbstruck, with haunted eyes.They say it’ll take two years to rebuild, and hopefully they’ll protect it, and other important Korean heritage buildings, against fire more carefully: this is not the first time a Korean heritage site has been threatened by fire. [...]

]]> By: 610 Year Old Korean Landmark Burns at ROK Drop http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/comment-page-1/#comment-128645 610 Year Old Korean Landmark Burns at ROK Drop Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:10:54 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=522#comment-128645 [...] to say I was shocked and to echo Robert this is a national tragedy for Korea that is equal to when Naksansa temple burned to the ground three years ago.  The pictures of the fire are truly dramatic and only adds to the feeling of [...] [...] to say I was shocked and to echo Robert this is a national tragedy for Korea that is equal to when Naksansa temple burned to the ground three years ago.  The pictures of the fire are truly dramatic and only adds to the feeling of [...]

]]> By: Brian http://rokdrop.com/2005/05/21/naksan-temple-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Brian Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:01:56 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=522#comment-1540 Great pictures! I posted possibly two dozen but your few tell the whole story better. Oh, your second photo is of a bell platform and that bell may have ben lost in the fire as well, but the ancient bell was about 40m north, near the path to the giant Buddha. Its metal had crystalized significantly so it could not be rung without the risk of shattering it. The scene in your last picture is on a set of commemorative stamps. Great pictures! I posted possibly two dozen but your few tell the whole story better. Oh, your second photo is of a bell platform and that bell may have ben lost in the fire as well, but the ancient bell was about 40m north, near the path to the giant Buddha. Its metal had crystalized significantly so it could not be rung without the risk of shattering it.

The scene in your last picture is on a set of commemorative stamps.

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