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Korean Architecture
Korean Architecture
12. Cheoma Edge of Hanok's curved roofs 36. Gwangheamun Gate Most representative edifice of the
Joseon Dynasty
13. Cheomseongdae Said to be the first stone observatory
in Asia; One of the well-known 37. GyeongbokgungPalace Commonly referred to as the
examples of Sillan Architecture Northern Palace
16. Choseon Dynasty Most advanced dynasty in terms of 40. Han-guk Name in South Korea
science and technology; Applied 41. Hanji Korean traditional paper lubricated
Confucianism with bean oil to make it waterproof
17. Choson Name in North Korea 42. Hanok Korean traditional house
18. Daecheong Cool wooden-floor style hall 43. Han River River that passes through Seoul
19. Daedulbo Posts fitted into the cornerstones to and continues to meet the Yellow
keep the Hanok safe from earthquakes Sea
20. Daeungjeon Hall of Great Enlightenment; Enshrines 44. Hoe Means turn around, return, come
the Sakyamuni Buddha back
21. Daeungjeon at Square shaped 3-storey building built 45. Hongsalmun Built as a gate for entering a
Ssangbongsa in the middle of the Joseon Dynasty, sacred place in Korea; Usually
rare style of wooden pagoda found in erected to indicate Korean
Korea Confucian sites
22. Dolmen(*) Representatuve type of tomb from the 46. Hwangnyongsa Center of statr-sponsored
Bronze Age Buddhism
47. Hwaseong Brilliant fortress; wall surrounding the 71. Silla Kingdom Last of the 3 kingdoms to develop into a full-
center of Suwon fledged kingdom
48. Hwaseong Fortress Incorporates features of modern 72. Silla Kingdom Royal tombs from the Silla Kingdom
military architecture from both the East Tombs,
and West. Gyeongju
49. Hyanggyo Local schools in Seoul 73. Southern type Type of megalith that is low and often simple
slab with supporting stones
50. Iljumun First gate at the entrance to many
Korean Buddhist temples 74. Stone Giwa Tile roof construction
51. Injeongjeon Hall Throne Hall of Changdeokgung 75. Su Means water; Represents everything related
to water.
52. Jaesil (clan Architectural paradigm for common
memorial hall) veneration of a distant ancestor. 76. Sukiwa Round giwa
53. Japanese Architectural style derived from the 77. Tumulus Large earth mound form
Architecture Baekje Dynasty
78. Yangban With giwajip (tiled roof) that emphasized not
54. Jongmyo Shrine Confucian royal shrine (upper class) only the function but also possess great
artistic value
55. Jongryo (memorial Established by the government to
shrine) commemorate execeptional acts of 79. Yundo Type of compass and essential tool for feng
fillial piety or devotion. shui experts to interpret the Earth's energy
56. Joseon Construction of hyanggyo and seowon
Architecture
57. Korean Less grand, smaller, less details;
Architecture Derived from Chinese Architecture
58. Korean Feng Shui Science of living in harmony with the
natural world.
59. Koryo Dynasty Dynasty that unified Korea; Age of
enlightenment and the flourish of
Buddhist temples; Applied Buddhism
60. Mireuksa Temple Largest and earliest stone pagoda
61. Neowa Shingle roof construction
62. Northern type Type of megalith that is larger and
shaped much like a table
63. Ondol (Gudeul) Floor panel heating system; Means
"warm stone"
64. Palsang Series of painted murals depicting the
8 stages in the life of the historic
Buddha, Sakyamuni
65. Palsangjeon Buddhist worship hall that contains the
Palsang
66. Pung Means wind; Represents climate and
earth
67. Pungsu Korean Feng Shui
68. Sarangchae/Seonbi Where men dwell
room
69. Seokguram Grotto; Hermitage and part of the
Bulguksa temple complex
70. Seowon Confucian academies and gradually
replaced hyanggos