Anguksa () is a shrine located in Nakseongdae Park, Seoul, South Korea. It was built in 1973âÂÂ74 to commemorate General Kang Kam-ch'an (948âÂÂ1031). A memorial ceremony is held at the shrine every October to commemorate the general.
The shrine itself was built in a style like that seen in the Goryeo period. It has high ceilings, and houses various portraits of General Gang.
Situated by the shrine is a Three Storied Stone Pagoda (designation Seoul Tangible Cultural Property No. 4) of the Goryeo dynasty, also erected to commemorate General Kang at the place of his birth, Nakseongdae. Nakseongdae (ëÂÂì±ëÂÂ, è½æÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ) literally means âÂÂplace where a star has fallen,â and refers to the legend that a star fell from the sky when General Kang was born. The pagoda was moved from the original site of Gang's birth (Nakseongdae Yuji, ëÂÂì±ëÂÂì ì§Â), and relocated to the Nakseongdae Park area in 1973.
In front of the shrine is a large statue of General Kang on horseback.
Anguksa shrine at Nakseongdae Park can be visited by taking the Green 02 bus from Nakseongdae Station on Subway Line 2.