What you re quoting is about south korea.
North korea blue roofs.
It s durable cheap and green.
Authorities in north korea have ordered residents to modernize the roofs of all buildings in a bid to dupe the international community into thinking economic sanctions have had no effect on the.
Built upon the site of the royal gard.
Insofar as someone can afford blue tiles they must be wealthy.
South korea s presidential home is the blue house named for the hue of its roof tile some redditors speculate that.
Colour comes from the standard rubbery cheap waterproofing material that is also used to coat high school lab floors and basketball courts in korea.
As part of this the government mass purchased construction supplies to be used across the country.
There are a few reddit threads devoted to the number of blue roofs in korea.
Yes park loved blue roof and that s why south korean presidential residence is called blue house or chong wa dae which literally means house with blue roof tiles the residence was built under his rule.
Most now are grey but there are some that are orange.
The country op is talking about is north korea.
That being said most actually blue roofs are from industrial places where they use corrugated steel roofs or similar or aquariums with blue roofs.
The small town was oriented and positioned such that the bright blue roofs and white side walls of the various residential buildings built next to the massive pole flying the north korean flag would be particularly distinguishing features when viewed from the southern side across the border the dmz between the two koreas.
This imagery is also present in south korea.
The blue house is the most protected official residence in asia.
Their head of state lives in the blue house which also has these blue tiles.
Cheongwadae is in fact a complex of multiple buildings built largely in the traditional korean architectural style with some modern architectural elements and facilities.