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South Korea won the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic games, which spurred waves of new building activity.To market the country globally, international architects were encouraged to submit designs, introducing alternative concepts for modern architecture that began to put style and form ahead of spartan practicality.
Pyeongchang-dong (Korean: 평창동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. [1] [2]Sometimes called the "Beverly Hills of Seoul" (a title shared with but more prominently held by the Gangnam District), due to it being a preferred residential location for Korean celebrities, it still remains a common location used in Korean films and television.
Western 'Euro-American' Revival architectural styles were used for some new buildings important to the Japanese occupation in Korea. An example is the Neoclassical style Japanese General Government Building (1926), the Seoul Station (1925), and the Seoul City Hall (1926). Materials for building construction in Korea were in short supply.
Southern I-House style home. An I-house is a two or three-story house that is one room deep with a double-pen, hall-parlor, central-hall or saddlebag layout. [15] New England I-house: characterized by a central chimney [16] Pennsylvania I-house: characterized by internal gable-end chimneys at the interior of either side of the house [16]
Texas Street (Korean: 텍사스거리) or Texas Town (텍사스촌) is a red-light district and ethnic enclave in Dong District, Busan, South Korea. [1] [2] [better source needed] The area is just outside Busan station, and right next to the Busan Chinatown area.
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The ondol is a traditional Korean floor heating system that has been around for thousands of years. Korea's complex system of ondol is unique and well-preserved. Most modern buildings and houses in South Korea still use heating methods similar to ondol. Today, hot water pipes are installed underneath the floors. [4]
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