Key facts
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- 온돌
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 溫突/溫堗
- Korean name/auto.hangul1
- 구들
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural technology
- Subclass of
- underfloor heating
- Country
- South Korea
- Image
- Ondol.png
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- Ondol
- Commons category
- Ondol
- intangible cultural heritage status
- National Intangible Cultural Heritage in South Korea
- native label
- 온돌
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Etymology
- Paleolithic to Neolithic Age
- The Bronze Age
- The Three Kingdoms period
- Goryeo to Joseon
- Current
- Use
- Advantages and disadvantages
- ''Dol'' bed
- See also
- References
- External links
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' (; , ; ) or gudeul''' (; ) in Korean traditional architecture is underfloor heating that uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to heat the underside of a thick masonry floor. In modern usage, it refers to any type of underfloor heating, or to a hotel or a sleeping room in Korean (as opposed to Western) style.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ondol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.