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Painted Rafters
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Painted Rafters

An architectural detail showing a row of painted rafters in a Korean royal palace. Each beam is painted with the same pattern.

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  • A row of Korean rank stones, or pumgyeseoks, in the main courtyard of the royal Gyeongbokgung Palace complex. Before an audience with the king, nobles would line up according to their ranks as indicated on the stone pillars.
  • A geometric pattern made of wood slats is one of the architectural details in one of the buildings in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul.
  • The Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance sits on an artificial island in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea. The island can only be reached via a bridge that is visible at the right.
  • The Pavilion of Far-Reaching Fragrance is a small pagoda on an artificial island in the center of a small lake in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul.
  • A stone pedestal with an inscription is located in a courtyard in front of one of the larger buildings in the Gyeongbok palace complex in Seoul, Korea. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • A stone statue of a lion at the Gyeongbok royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • A portion of the geometric pattern provides decoration for one of the walls in the Gyeonbok Imperial Palace in Seoul, South Korea. The diagonal lines repeat throughout the wall. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • The wooden door to a jail cell in one of the wings of the Seodaemun prison in Seoul, South Korea. (Scanned from black and white film.)
  • The Gyeonghoeru Pavilion in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex is used as a banquet hall. It sits in the middle of a small lake and is connected to the rest of the palace by a small bridge.
  • Korean Palace Roof Abstract
  • Korean Window Screen
  • Eastern Council Hall
  • Korean Palace Door
  • Geunjeongjeon Hall holds the royal throne room of the Gyeongbokgung Palace complexin Seoul Korea. The ornate decorations of the hall are painted in bright red and green colors.
  • The roof beams over a covered walkway at the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex form a pattern of bright colors and forms.
  • A close-up view of the hardware on an antique Korean door in the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex with a contrast between old iron hardware and a modern padlock.
  • A colonnade at the Geunjeongmun Gate (or third gate) of the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea shows the row of red columns topped by ornately painted wood beams.
  • Painted Rafters
  • The facade of the Heungnyemun Gate (or Second Gate) of the royal Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul is built with intricate wooden beams and is decorated with bright paints.
  • SEOUL, KOREA - APRIL 27, 2012: A guard in a teal green uniform stands at attention at the entrance to the Gyeongbokgung Palace complex in Seoul, Korea on April 27, 2012.
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