Glossary · D
Dancheong
The painted polychrome decoration of the timber of Korean temples and palaces, in green, red, blue and white, protecting the wood and marking the building’s dignity.
See also: Hanok
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Korean architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Cusp · Cyclopean masonry · Cyma recta · Cyma reversa · Deconstructivism · Decorated shed · Dentil · Diastyle