Bukchon Hanok Village is a
Korean traditional village with a long history located between Gyeongbok
Palace, Changdeok Palace and Jongmyo Royal Shrine.
Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village is the city’s last neighborhood
with a high concentration of traditional homes, called hanok . Just 30 years
ago, there were over 800,000 hanoks in Seoul, but today only a few remain and many are concentrated in Seoul Bukchon Hanok Village. Hanok are typically
single-story structures made of clay, wood and stone with ondol heated floors
topped by curved tile roofs called giwa. In this part of Korea, they usually
take the shape of the Korean letter “geok” or “deegut” , which create a nice
central courtyard.
Today there are many homes in Seoul Bukchon Hanok
Village, but back in the day there were probably no more than 30 villas here.
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