Bulguksa Temple entrance fee, parking information check before going to Gyeongju
Bulguksa Temple entrance fee
When it comes to Gyeongju, you cannot leave out Bulguksa Temple. Nowadays, there are not many cases of going to Gyeongju on school trips, but it was once an indispensable place for school trips for middle and high school students across the country. I personally feel that the entrance fee to Bulguksa Temple is a bit expensive, but I was really satisfied with the view of cultural assets and the temple.
If you are visiting Bulguksa Temple by car, it would be a good idea to know the entrance fee and parking lot information of Bulguksa Temple in advance. The parking fee for Bulguksa Temple is KRW 1,000 for compact cars and KRW 2,000 for large buses. When the parking lot of Bulguksa Temple is not crowded, you can park in the parking lot at the ticket office at the main gate of Bulguksa Temple and walk to Bulguksa Temple in about 1-2 minutes. 경주 불국사 입장료
Bulguksa Public Parking Lot takes about 10 minutes on foot. In conclusion, you can think of the charge for using the parking lot at Bulguksa as 1,000 won, and the public parking lot and the ticket office for Bulguksa are the same. 좋은뉴스
Admission to Bulguksa Temple is 5,000 won for adults. Children are 2,500 won. Personally, I feel the price is a bit high. I visited as a family unit. The entrance fee for a family of four is 20,000 won, so I was worried about whether I should go. Of course, it is a place with many great cultural assets, so you should understand.
Visiting hours for Bulguksa Temple vary by season. Generally, you can remember it as 07:00 ~ 18:00, but in autumn and winter, the viewing time is reduced by about 30 minutes.
As with other domestic cultural assets, admission to Bulguksa Temple is exempted from the admission fee for the elderly, the disabled, and those of merit. Also, due to the nature of the temple, Buddhists of the Jogye Order were exempted from admission to Bulguksa Temple.
It is said that Bulguksa Temple was founded at the request of Lady Yeongje, mother of Hwang Beopheung of Silla, and Lady Jiso, mother of King Jinheung, rebuilt the temple. It is said that the pagoda and stone bridge were built by Kim Dae-seong during the reign of King Gyeongdeok.
In Bulguksa Temple, you can see Korea’s national treasures Dabotap Pagoda, Seokgatap Pagoda, Yeonhwagyo Chilbogyo Bridge, Cheongungyo Baegungyo Bridge, gilt-bronze Vairocana Buddha Seated Statue, and gilt-bronze Seated Amitabha Buddha.
In addition, it is a temple with various cultural assets, such as the Daeungjeon Hall designated as a treasure, a stupa, a stone structure, a furniture-style stone structure, and a painting of Samjang Bodhisattva. It is a temple that you want to visit many times.