Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas' architecture



Evergreen Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas’ architecture Despite different ideology for 70 years Southern, Northern architecture shows similarities originating from same tradition Ha-young Choi May 11, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pyongyang from the Juche Tower by Clay Gilliland on 2014-06-22 13:43:26 Architecture reflects the reality of society. And the reality on the Korean Peninsula is that the two societies separated by the DMZ show both commonality and contrast, marked by both their shared history and by 60 years of ideological difference. An exhibition entitled “Korean Peninsula,” which finished in Seoul on Sunday was the first architecture exhibition on the architecture found on both sides of the Korean Peninsula. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas’ architecture

Despite different ideology for 70 years Southern, Northern architecture shows similarities originating from same tradition

Ha-young Choi May 11, 2015

Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas’ architecture

Pyongyang from the Juche Tower by Clay Gilliland on 2014-06-22 13:43:26

Architecture reflects the reality of society. And the reality on the Korean Peninsula is that the two societies separated by the DMZ show both commonality and contrast, marked by both their shared history and by 60 years of ideological difference.

An exhibition entitled “Korean Peninsula,” which finished in Seoul on Sunday was the first architecture exhibition on the architecture found on both sides of the Korean Peninsula.

Commonality and difference: Image of two Koreas’ architecture

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