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Traditional Korean Hanok

Traditional Korean Hanok architecture, Seoul's hilltop Bukchon Hanok Village residential area, South Korea. Hanok is a traditional Korean house first designed in the 14th Century.

 

The raw materials used in Hanok, such as soil, timber, and rock, are all natural and recyclable and do not cause pollution. Hanok's have their own tiled roofs (Giwa; Hangul: 기와), wooden beams and stone-block construction.

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Uploaded on August 8, 2020
Taken on October 29, 2013