The Cheomseongdae Tower

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These are the crowns, that the Queens, and Kings wore, in the Silla Kingdom. Picture credits: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/koreas-golden-kingdom/

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Why is it so important?

Were there people Involved?

This tower is important because it helped astronomers warn people to take cover, and be prepared to a astronomical disaster. Also, the Cheomseongdae Tower earned the "National Treasure" Award, in South Korea in 1962. It's picture used to be on a Korean Coin, too.

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Nobody knows who exactly built this tower. Scholars, and Astronomers used it to make predictions, and warn people about astronomical tragedies, such as comets.

Picture Credit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Gyeongju-Cheomseongdae-04.jpg

How is it a Scientific Marvel?

This tower is a Scientific Marvel, or wonder, because it's such an old astronomical observatory. Also, it's numerical significance is a big part of it as well. (We'll get to that later.)

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http://theheritagetrust.wordpress.com/category/ancient-skills/

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The "Numerical Significance"

DID YOU KNOW?

Broad Overview

Many people believe there is a numerical significance within every single brick of the tower. First, the tower was made of 362 granite blocks, which may represent to the 362 days in a lunar year. Also, there are 29 circular layers of stones, which may stand for the 29 days in a lunar month. Next, a window is placed in the middle, with 12 layers above, and 12 layers below, which are thought to be for the 12 months in a year. Finally, the 4-sided base may stand for the 4 seasons in a year.

The word, "Cheomseongdae" roughly translates to, "star-gazing-tower" in Korean.

What is it?

Where was this?

The Cheomseongdae Tower is in Gyeongju, Korea. It might be hard to imagine where it is, so take a look at the diagram, "Where in the World is Gyeongju". If you want to look even deeper in, look at the map displayed right here. The model shows how it looks like, also. I will explain more of what the tower looks like, while talking about the "numerical significance".

In this Presentation, you learned . . .

*The Cheomseongdae tower is the oldest astronomical observatory in East Asia.

*Built in the 7th Century, in Korea.

*Is in Gyeongju, Korea.

*Astronomers and Scholars used it to make predictions.

*This tower helped people take cover, and be prepared for astronomic disaster.

*There is a meaning behind every single brick of the tower.

*And much more!

Where in the World is Gyeongju?

The Cheomseongdae Tower is the oldest astronomical observatory in East Asia. “Astronomical observatory” means “star-gazing tower”, and the word Cheomseongdae itself roughly translates to “star-gazing tower”, in Korean, too. A long time ago, scholars, and astronomers used this tower to make astronomical predictions.

When was this?

This is the tower.

Picture credit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Gyeongju-Cheomseongdae-04.jpg

This tower was built sometime in the 7th Century, at the time of Queen Sendock, during the Silla Kingdom. Because the tower is so old, no exact date is found.

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The Cheomseongdae Tower