According to this post during the 1970 s north korea s government had a modernization effort.
North korea blue roofs.
Built upon the site of the royal gard.
This imagery is also present in south korea.
Cheongwadae is in fact a complex of multiple buildings built largely in the traditional korean architectural style with some modern architectural elements and facilities.
Most now are grey but there are some that are orange.
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.
It s durable cheap and green.
As part of this the government mass purchased construction supplies to be used across the country.
What you re quoting is about south korea.
The blue house is the most protected official residence in asia.
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.
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.
Their head of state lives in the blue house which also has these blue tiles.
The country op is talking about is north korea.
Cheongwadae also known as the blue house informally is the executive office and official residence of the republic of korea s head of state the president of the republic of korea located in jongno gu of the capital seoul.
There are a few reddit threads devoted to the number of blue roofs in 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.