North Korea Blue Roofs

Blue tiles appear to be status symbol historically in korean culture.

North korea blue roofs. However the korean traditionalist wants wants wants a blue roof. Authorities in north korea have ordered residents to modernize the roofs of all buildings in a bid to dupe the international community into thinking economic sanctions have had no effect on the. Cheong wa dae cheong wa dae translation. Their head of state lives in the blue house which also has these blue tiles.

Operation blue roof protects property reduces temporary housing costs and allows residents to remain in their homes while recovering from the storm. Insofar as someone can afford blue tiles they must be wealthy. The house of the blue roof tiles or the blue house office of the president of the republic of korea is the executive office and official residence of the. 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. Literally pavilion of blue tiles also known as the blue house informally is the executive office and official residence of the republic of korea s head of state the president of the republic of korea located in jongno gu of the capital seoul cheongwadae is in fact a complex of multiple buildings built largely in the traditional korean. Most now are grey but there are some that are orange. Traditionally the blue tile indicated high social status for that family.

Now of course we re all yangban so it doesn t seem important to the outsider. E g note that the korean white house is blue. There are a few reddit threads devoted to the number of blue roofs in korea.