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It is the traditional Korean house and houses of common people called
HANOK
2 major styles of the Ancient Korean Architecture
- PALACES AND TEMPLES
- HOUSES OF COMMON PEOPLE
house for lower class
CHOGA JIP
house covered with a thatched roof
CHOGA JIP
house covered with a wood roof
NOWA JIP
house for upper class
GIWA JIP
- it is built larger houses with tiled roof
- roofs were elegantly curved and accentuated with slightly uplifting eaves
GIWA JIP
True/False: Traditional houses were built without using any nails but rather assembled with wooden pegs.
TRUE
warm-stone
ONDOL
it is efficient by warming up stone of the room during the cold winter time
ONDOL
it is a floor heating system that has been deeply rooted in the Korean life style even in today
ONDOL
also called GUDEUL, is an underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer form wood smoke to the underside of a thick masonry floor
ONDOL
were built with 3 sanctums arranged to the north, east, and west of a central wooden octagonal pagoda
GOGURYEO TEMPLES
differed from the other 2 kingdoms in its frequent use of brick-like patterns in the construction of pagodas
KINGDOM OF SILLA
consists of stone cut into the shapes of bricks and was built using a bricklaying technique
PAGODA AT BUNHWANGSA TEMPLE
korean pagoda
TAP
a small stone tower built to enshrine the Sarira
TAP
the construction of stone pagodas and stupas continued on this period
GORYEO PERIOD
The number of stone pagodas greatly increased, with strong expressions of regional character.
GORYEO PERIOD
a period that led to a diversification of forms and heights, with some pagodas reaching 11 stories
GORYEO PERIOD
3 types of brackets
a. JUSIMPO
b. DAPO
c. IKGONG
it is located between the columns and the roofs
BRACKET
korean bracketing system
GONGPO
gable roof
MATBAE ROOF
hipped roof
UJINGAK ROOF
hip-and-gable roof
PALJAK
layout of hanok in the northern region
square layout
layout of hanok in the southern region
straight-line layout
layout of hanok in the central region
L layout
a layout used to enclose the central living space, preventing the cold wind from entering the house
square layout
a layout used to optimize airflow with many windows to let in natural air
straight-line layout
it is the combination of layout of northern and southern styles
L layout
it is a structure/part of a hanok that is integrated to avoid water splashing into the house on rainy days
PLATFORM
it is part of a hanok that blocks the humidity from the ground
CORNERSTONES
are natural stone blocks with pillars hewn to fit them
CORNERSTONES
it consists of a series of trapezoidal pins interlocking with similarly-shaped tails
DOVETAIL JOINT
it is formed by the insertion of the tongue of one intersecting wood piece into the groove of the other
TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINT
hanok tile roofs
GIWA
it is the edge of the hanok’s curvy roofs
CHEOMA
it is a material lubricated with bean oil making it waterproof and polished
HANJI
it means Shining Happiness.
GYEONGBOK
was built as the primary palace of the
Joseon Kingdom
GYEONGBOK PALACE
founder of the Joseon Kingdom (1395)
KING TAEJO
was the first and largest of the royal palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty
GYEONGBOK PALACE
is a walled complex of palaces located in Seoul
Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace
One of the “Five Grand Palaces” constructed by the Joseon dynasty’s monarchs, it is recognized as a Historic Site.
DEOKSUGUNG PALACE
is a walled complex of palaces located in Seoul.
DEOKSUGUNG PALACE
(The Palace of Prospering Virtue)
CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE
called the “East Palace” because it is situated east of Gyeongbok Palace
CHANGDEOKGUNG AND CHANGGYEONGGUNG
One pillar gate found at the entrance to temple grounds
ILJUMUN
Gate of the Four Heavenly Kings, to mark the entrance of the temple’s boundaries
SACHEONWANGMUN
Dharma hall, used for lectures and sermons
BEOPDANG
bell tower
JONGGO
main shrine hall housing the temple’s main Buddha images
DAEUNGJEON
judgment hall, housing an image of the bodhisattva Kshitigarbha (지장) and depictions of the Buddhist hell
MYEONGBUJEON
Hall of the Arhats
NAHANJEON
a shamanic shrine dedicated to the mountain god Sansin (산신), who can be depicted as both a male or a female.[3] Sometimes called chilseong-gak (칠성각) or samseong-gak (삼성각), this shrine is usually found behind the main shrine hall
SANSINGAK
