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