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Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment (한국생태환경건축학회)
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Architectural Heritage of Hahoe Village in Andong City, South Korea and Vigan City in Ilocos Sur, Philippines

한국 안동시 하회마을과 필리핀 일로코스써 비간시의 건축 문화유산

  • 유영찬 (안동대학교 건축공학과) ;
  • 김곤 (강원대학교 건축공학과)
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

A nations' cultural heritage embodies its intellectual and spiritual contributions to its civilization of mankind. Cultural properties, whether tangible or intangible, represent both the essence and the basis of national cultures. Both the Philippines and South Korea's cultural heritages have survived various unfortunate chapters of their long histories. This study's purpose is to explore and evaluate the phenomenon of the architecture of Hahoe village in Andong city, Korea and Vigan city of Ilocos Sur, Philippines and to understand and cherish the cultural heritage of both countries. The historic city of Vigan has a unique architecture that blend Ilocano, Filipino, Chinese and Spanish styles in a tropical Asian setting, with a typical Spanish colonial urban layout as specified by the Ley Delas Indias. Hahoe village also represents a masterpiece of human creation and exhibit an important interchange of human values in architecture, monumental arts, town planning and landscape design. Though diverse in milieu, Hahoe village and Vigan city share a common phenomenon which is architecture that is called cultural heritage.

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