Dancheong on traditional Korean building
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Dancheong on traditional Korean building
Dancheong refers to Korean traditional decorative coloring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style. It literally means cinnabar and blue-green in Korean. It is based on five basic colors; blue (east), white (west), red (south), black (north), and yellow (center). Dancheong has various symbolic meanings. Dancheong also represented social status and rank by using various patterns and colors It functions not only as decoration, but also for practical purposes such as to protect building surfaces against temperature and to make the crudeness of materials less conspicuous. Applying dancheong on the surfaces of buildings require trained skills, and artisans called dancheongjang designed the painted patterns. This was found in Changdeokgung, also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace in Seoul, South Korea
Derek Calhoun
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Changdeokgung Palace Korean Culture Pattern Roof Seoul South Korea
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