In the 1990s: Destruction of Hanoks and the Spread of Multiple Housing Buildings
Following the residents’requirements to ease the construction standards, Seoul Metropolitan Government eased some restrictions. For example, the height of newly constructed buildings changed from one floor to three floors (less than ten meters) in May 1991. After that, the construction of multiple housing buildings spread rapidly. When the municipal office eased the restrictions on the height of buildings around the main palace Gyeongbokgung from ten meters to sixteen meters and allowed people to build multi-floor buildings (under five floors), the construction of multiple housing buildings spread in Wonseo-dong and other areas in Bukchon. Needless to say, it polluted the view of the village.