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Image 1 — What are some of your country’s cultural treasures (historical buildings, artifacts, etc.)… that don’t fit your country’s conventional image?
Image 2 — What are some of your country’s cultural treasures (historical buildings, artifacts, etc.)… that don’t fit your country’s conventional image?
Image 3 — What are some of your country’s cultural treasures (historical buildings, artifacts, etc.)… that don’t fit your country’s conventional image?
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What are some of your country’s cultural treasures (historical buildings, artifacts, etc.)… that don’t fit your country’s conventional image?

  1. This is a real ancient Greek bronze helmet, Korea’s National Treasure No. 904.

Assumed to have been made in the 8th century BC, the helmet was given as a prize to marathoner Son Ki-jeong (1912-2002) for his marathon gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  1. This is the Gyeongju Gyerimro Sword, Korea’s National Treasure No. 635.

It is assumed to have been made in Europe or the Middle East during the 5-6 century, and was brought to Silla through international trade.

  1. This is the Deoksugung Seokjojeon Palace, built from 1900 to 1910.

This is the first Western-style building within a Korean palace. Ironically when it was finished Korea had already been annexed by Japan.

u/CommercialChart5088 — 9 hours ago