Visitor number to Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty South Korea 2012-2022
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty comprise 40 tombs scattered over 18 different locations on the Korean Peninsula. They are dedicated to members of the royal Yi family, whose dynastic rule over the Joseon Dynasty (1392 to 1897) and the Korean Empire (1897 to 1910) lasted for more than half a millennium. The tombs were finally declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2009.