hanok

Jaeyeon Woo/The Wall Street Journal Two horses stand near traditional Korean houses called hanok near Sungsan Ilchulbong.

Visitors Flock to Jeju 2010

"hanok," because the restaurant is set in a Korean traditional house.

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The track 's German architect, Herman Tilke, designed the roof of the main grandstand after the eaves of a hanok, or Korean traditional house.

What to See, What to Do Seo Ji-eun 2010

James Card for The Wall Street Journal When Mr. Min -- then still Mr. Miller -- decided in 1970 to escape Seoul's pollution by moving to the plot of land he had earlier bought on Taean Peninsula, he didn't do it halfway: He moved his hanok (traditional tile-roofed wooden house), quite an undertaking on the roads of the day.

Taking Root 2009

You will see Doorei, a hanok with a wooden door, on your right.

Seoul 2008

The hanok are kept warm by the original ondol radiant-heating systems, in which smoke from a fireplace flows beneath a sealed clay floor on its way to the chimney.

Rooms With a Past 2008

Lee photographed here in a traditional Korean house, or hanok says he has donated most of his money to a charitable foundation he founded; Lee may follow up his presidency with a career in philanthropy.

News 2011

Those not fortunate enough to have family to stay with can still experience a slice of Korean life at a traditional guesthouse or hanok.

Evening Standard - Home Hannah Bort 2011

Courtesy of Lee Myung-bak Lee photographed here in a traditional Korean house, or hanok says he has donated most of his money to a charitable foundation he founded; Lee may follow up his presidency with a career in philanthropy.

News 2011

Despite the rich tradition of hanok, it is no exaggeration to say that many Koreans, and of course non-Koreans, have never had the chance to stay in hanok, but these days it is possible.

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