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...the tomb (named Yu-Nung) was built under Japanese supervision, and they did a remarkable job on Sunjong's tomb (since Sunjong was their figurehead, the Japanese made sure his tomb was extraordinary). The stonework of the tomb's statues was all done by Chinese craftsmen. The walkway to the tomb is flanked by two rows of these statues, whose order is: horse, camel, haetae (Korean mythical tiger), lion, elephant, yangma (Korean mythical horse), military official, and civil official. |
| ..this is one of the 'military official' statues. | 
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..these statues are the largest of any of the old Korean royal tombs. |
| This is the North Gate (Sukchongmun, 'Gate of Silent Purity') of the Pukhan mountain fortress (Pukansansong) that was built in the mountains north of Seoul to provide protection for the kings. | 
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Some jagged rock formations in Pukhan-San, the mountains of northern Seoul. |