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The site of large sized structure founded at the northern border of Gyerim(鷄林) in Gyeongju is judged to be the royal shrine of the Shilla dynasty. Six buildings in two lines shows seven-mausoleum system of royal shrine in old times. It is clear that the structure of the new royal shrine was constructed in 687. Because the earthen bowel founded under the site is considered to be the instrument for praying to the god of the earth before digging the earth and it is judged to be made in the late 7th century. King Sinmun(神文王: reign 681～692) constructed emperor's shrine equipped with seven mausoleums, and it was changed into king's shrine equipped with five mausoleums in the latter half of the 8th century. Five big pots were found in six holes under the ground of the court yard of the royal shrine. The pots meant the five Polestars which was the symbol of the king, and six holes meant Samtaeyukseong(三台六星) which was the symbols of placenta in old Korean narrative. So it represented the birth of the great kings in the Shilla dynasty. The narrative of great king's birth reappeared in Chemseongdae in Gaeseong(開城 瞻星臺), which was composed of five pillars and six plates. It represented the birth of Wang Geon(王建) who was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty.