The Gounsa temple was reportedly originally built in 681 A.D. during the Shilla dynasty that ruled more than half of the Korean Peninsula

Charred, black ruins at South Korea’s Gounsa temple stood today in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that are a trademark of the

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated national treasures.