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Blue roofs korea.
Most now are grey but there are some that are orange.
E g note that the korean white house is blue.
Because blue roof tile used to be sign of wealth since the goryeo times.
As part of this the government mass.
Insofar as someone can afford blue tiles they must be wealthy.
Their head of state lives in the blue house which also has these blue tiles.
Traditionally the blue tile indicated high social status for that family.
However the korean traditionalist wants wants wants a blue roof.
Korean professor regarding the 70s and living in korea presently.
According to this post during the 1970 s north korea s government had a modernization effort.
Now of course we re all yangban so it doesn t seem important to the outsider.
The blue roofs were popular aesthetically for a short period in the 1970s but you don t see new buildings these days with blue roofs.
This imagery is also present in south korea.
Neowa house in samchuck gangwon province.
South korea s presidential home is the blue house named for the hue of its roof tile some redditors speculate that blue roofs were something once reserved for those with high social status.
Traditional korean roof construction has traditionally used many kinds of natural materials.
Jun 20 2017 explore carol lattier s board blue roof on pinterest.
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