The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunüshan City, Guonei City and Marudushan City, of which 14 are royal tombs and 26 are tombs of nobles. They all belong to the Koguryo culture. Koguryo was named after the dynasty that ruled parts of northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula from 277 BC to 668 AD. Wunüshan City has only been partially excavated. Guonei City is located in modern Ji'an City and served as a "secondary capital" after the main capital of Koguryo was moved to Pyongyang. Marudushan City was one of the capitals of the Koguryo Kingdom and retains many remains, including a large palace and 37 tombs. The ceilings of some of the tombs are very elaborate and cleverly designed to cover a wide space without pillars and to withstand the heavy weight of the stone or earth piles above.
| located in the administrative territorial entity |
Jilin |
| executive body |
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom |
| office held by head of the organization |
http://g.co/kg/m/02pyfmg |
| Commons category |
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom |
| coordinate location |
Point(126.18722222 41.15694444) |
| area |
4164.8599 |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria |
Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (v) |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tomb%20of%20the%20General%201.jpg |
| media legend |
The [[Tomb of the General]] within the site |
| instance of |
tomb |
| quantity |
40 |
| start time |
2004-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name |
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom |
| official name |
عواصم مملكة كوغوريو القديمة وقبورها |
| official name |
Capitales y tumbas del antiguo reino Koguryo |
| official name |
Capitales et tombes de l’ancien royaume de Koguryo |
| official name |
古代高句麗王国の首都と古墳群 |
| official name |
Hoofdsteden en tombes van het oude Koguryo koninkrijk |
| official name |
Столичные города и гробницы древнего царства Когурё |
| official name |
高句丽王城、王陵及贵族墓葬 |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity |
Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (v) |
| area |
14142.4404 |
| applies to part |
buffer zone |
