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  2. Hanok - Wikipedia

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    The specific word "hanok" appeared in the Samsung Korean dictionary in 1975, where it was defined as an antonym of "western house" and as a term meaning Joseon house (Korean-style house). After the 1970s, with urban development, many apartments and terraced houses were built in South Korea, and many hanok were demolished everywhere.

  3. Sarangchae - Wikipedia

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    A recreation of a sarangbang in the British Museum (2000). A sarangchae is a section of the house where men can sleep, study, [1] [2] and entertain guests. [1] However, in some particularly large houses, guests could be entertained in yet another structure, with outsiders being prohibited entry into the sarangchae. [1]

  4. Housing in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul. Housing in South Korea includes detached houses, apartment (unit of apartment, row houses, and private houses), studio apartments, and dormitories in non-residential buildings such as shopping malls and factories. While the occupancy rate of apartment houses is steadily rising, the occupancy rate of detached ...

  5. Korea Furniture Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Korea Furniture Museum, founded in 1993 by Chyung Mi-sook, is a private museum located in the Seongbuk neighborhood which is a “hilly area of luxurious homes”. [1] The museum itself is a collection of several traditional aristocratic houses (hanok) “in a village setting designed to illustrate the way the Korean nobility lived during ...

  6. Choga (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    This can be attributed to how personal the house-plan of a choga is, with an absent of any standardised plan [6] or any qualifications in order to build a choga house. [4] The characteristics of choga can be adapted depending on regional variables such as climate and accessible materials [ 12 ] as well as financial capabilities of each household.

  7. Man goes viral after decorating entire block with Christmas ...

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    John Reichart decided to go "all in" this year by decorating every house on his block with Christmas lights for his wife who has Alzheimer's.

  8. Korean architecture - Wikipedia

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    The earliest examples of pit-house architecture are from the Jeulmun Pottery Period. [4] Early pit-houses contained basic features such as hearths, storage pits, and space for working and sleeping. Log houses were built by laying logs horizontally one on top of one another. The interstices between the logs were filled with clay to keep the wind ...

  9. Could This Overlooked Organ Hold The Key To Living Longer?

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    Scientists still know very little about the ovaries, but new research and renewed interest suggests unlocking its secrets could help women life longer.