The past is so important, @slowwalker, especially when considering the impact of history on tradition and culture.

In your last post you traced the vestiges of Buddhism in the Confucianism Palace.

In this post you trace the influence of Nature on architecture, particularly on Geun Jeong Jeon.

Architects have known for centuries that the most important feature of a building is its setting. The light changes in different locales and a building should harmonize with its setting.

But there are certain religious and philosophical implications attached to settings--especially mountains.

You mentioned that each of the surrounding mountains has its special characteristics and meaning.

So, even this point of view has to be taken into consideration when deciding on the composition of a photograph, because when the setting is taken into consideration, the photo can say so much more than mere technical skill can demonstrate.

I appreciated your photos so much more after you included this information.

Two excellent posts, my friend!