2007-11-08 08:47:20 · 4 answers · asked by Charles G 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Korea
It should actually be a legacy of former President Bahk Jung-Hee's 'New Village Movement' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Community_Movement
During Bahk's drive for modernization in the 1970s, many farmers were still living in old thatched-roof houses and were then encouraged to adopt improved solid slate roofs.. but the farmers 'thought the grey slate was too ugly' and wanted to paint them a brighter color.
During the days of the yangban, only the very wealthy were allowed to have a blue tile roof, to signal their status in life. This is why many of the farmers chose to paint their slate roofs blue..
interesting question!
2007-11-09 09:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Blue Roofs
2016-11-13 03:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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. Most now are grey, but there are some that are orange.
2007-11-09 15:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by Busan-man 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know the answer to this... but it's something I've always wondered so thanks for asking!
A lot of buildings are orange also...
2007-11-08 15:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋