Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

Fires have burned through more than 17,400 hectares (43,000 acres), destroying over 200 structures, including houses, factories and a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, officials said on Wednesday.

Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the deadliest ... YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP A heavy bell that once hung on an ancient wooden structure nearby sat cracked on top of the debris.

At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled ... deployed 750 people to move and urgently care for the ancient treasures, including relocating them, or if not ...

A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea ... See some of the damage done at the ancient templeSome of the artifacts that were in the historic site, including the seated ...

South Korea's aggressive wildfires that have left 28 people dead are nearly contained after rainfall and cooler temperatures helped quell some of the flames, authorities announced Friday.

A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast that have killed at least 18 people.The ...

A heavy bell that once hung on an ancient wooden structure nearby sat cracked on top of the debris. "We will do our best to restore the function of the temple," monk Joung-ou vowed. One issue ...