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VIDEO| AFN Sight & Sounds Korea - Gakwonsa Temple
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DMA AFN Pacific Media Bureau-Korea January 7, 2021
Staff Sgt. Christopher Jelle
DMA AFN Pacific Media Bureau-Korea January 7, 2021
AFN Sights & Sounds highlight a culturally or aesthetically interesting locations near U.S. installations across the Pacific region.
Gakwonsa Temple is located in the Chungcheongnam-do province. The temple was enshrined 1977 to pray for the reunification of North and South Korea. The temple contains a 49ft. tall bronze statue of Buddha, the largest in Korea.