An opposition lawmaker claimed Thursday that 41 cultural properties in Seoul, including three designated as national treasures, have been damaged during the last three years.

Citing Seoul City data, Park Ki-choon of the Democratic United Party said it would cost the city 2.6 billion won ($2.3 million) to restore them.

Among the damaged properties since 2010 were the Gyeongguk Temple gilt-wood relief, a Buddhist painting of Mount Cheongnyang, Seonggyungwan Munmyo (Korea’s primary confucian shrine), Donggukjeongun (a six-volume guide to Korean pronunciation) as well as natural monuments such as the Samcheong-dong wisteria and Sillim-dong Chinese cork oak.

(sangyj@heraldcorp.com)