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HELLO from KOREA

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52 _ <strong>HELLO</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>KOREA</strong><br />

Architecture<br />

What kind of spaces did Koreans build and live in? Geomancy was<br />

always essential to the construction of all types of buildings in Korea. It<br />

was an art of determining the place for a structure that would receive the<br />

greatest blessing <strong>from</strong> nature. The most favorable position for a structure<br />

was one facing the south with a mountainous area behind it and a flowing<br />

body of water in front. The capital was moved to Seoul in 1394 for precisely<br />

these reasons.<br />

The building of temples was stimulated by the introduction of<br />

Buddhism via China, and was heavily influenced by Chinese building<br />

styles. One of Korea's distinct contributions to East Asian Buddhist<br />

architecture was the Korean stone pagoda, for which the Baekje style

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