Wall paintings at Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Wall paintings at Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2004, at Tokhung-ri Tomb, part of the World Heritage-listed Complex of Koguryo Tombs in Nampo in South Pyongan Province, North Korea, shows a mural representing the Milky Way painted on the south-side ceiling of the tomb's front chamber. (Picture No. 20, Page 26 of Wall Paintings at Complex of Koguryo Tombs) (Kyodo)

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