Van Gogh, Le Corbusier, the Queen of France, writers, philosophers…
Stories of all kinds of houses, filled with history, art, literature, philosophy, East and West.

Are there so many stories about homes? Are there so many different kinds of homes in the world? The cabin in the field where Van Gogh stayed, the lakeside house built by Le Corbusier, the apartments that originated in France, the humble thatched cottages of Tao Yuanming and Chusa, the village built by Marie Antoinette after abandoning her dazzling palace, the presidential mansion, and even the shacks and tin houses of a certain era in the alleyways.
A colorful story of a house filled with history, art, literature, and philosophy unfolds.

Dorothy's house, which was blown away by the tornado, is a typical American lightweight wooden house.
The film even shows the wooden structure of the house blown away by the storm.

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Family and small house.
Munch, who had been working in France and Germany, returned to his hometown of Oslo in his later years and continued to paint on the same subject.
A family that never left Munch's mind, a happy home.
The world's saddest painting shows the inseparable love of family in a room of two or three square meters.
In contrast, Count Tolstoy of the Great Estates did not have such a warm family.

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Marie Antoinette, who had never set foot on soil, soothed her depression and homesickness in a small country village rather than the Palace of Versailles.
Humans, originating from primitive nature, seek small homes and find spiritual solace there.

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I can't take my eyes off Van Gogh's paintings of his Dutch home.
These are works that are imbued with the dreary light of the North before meeting the intense sun of France.
If you were standing next to Van Gogh right now and asked him, “Which painting is your best?” he would answer without hesitation.
“It is The Potato Eaters,” Van Gogh revealed in a letter to his sister, Wilhelmina.

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The inscription on the pillars and walls of the Chusa House in Yesan reads, “The best side dishes are tofu, cucumber, ginger, and vegetables cooked in soybeans, melon, and ginger. The best gatherings are husband, wife, son, daughter, grandson, and granddaughter.” This was the state of mind of Chusa, who was called a child prodigy of the East by the great scholars of Beijing from his youth.
What is the difference between wealth, fame, and fame? Just living in a small house with your family and eating a side dish of vegetables is enough.

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To the Zen monk Sen Rikyu, the nobility and lowliness of social status were nothing more than a fleeting cloud.
The entrance to the tea room is called 'nijiriguchi', which means a hole.

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Before the master's work, I stand up straight, then bring my face closer to the warmth of this indifferent thing and gently raise my hand.
There is architecture that has the power to approach without detail.
A space where my five senses feel first before my eyes see and my reason judges.
Not a single name was left behind.

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“I went into the forest to live a leisurely life with only the bare necessities.”
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The Pantheon and the Louvre in France were the models for the construction of the new U.S. Capitol, and Rotunda came to Seoul via Rome, Paris, and Washington.
The shadow of Roman architecture lasts this long.

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Eton, England, which has been considered one of the most prestigious schools in the English-speaking world for centuries, is a public school.
The family of Number 4 had been educated at Eton College for generations and had degrees from Cambridge University.
Really? Why are you making it public? My question was long.
Public refers to the general public, the common people, or things related to the public.
I didn't know that it contained the most precious value, honor.

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The train station is the home of you and me, the place we all pass through on our way home and when we leave home.
The family's departure and farewell were extended to the train station.
As I left, I said goodbye to my family at home and once more said goodbye to them at the train station.

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The poems and songs by Heine, Baudelaire, Jeong Ji-yong, and singers John Denver and Boney M. written here coincidentally all refer to places of memory.
We live in memory.

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