Banwol Island, off the west coast of southern South Korea, has become known as “the purple island” after painting the roofs of some 400 buildings a lovely shade of lilac.

Jung Soon-shim, 88, and other residents dressed in purple clothing pose for a photograph at the Purple Island in Shinan, South Korea, March 8, 2021. Reuters.

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Purple Island (South Korea) Technically, there is a difference between violet and purple, but we’ll cheat a bit for this entry as most people tend to deem them interchangeable.

Everything on Purple Island - the bridge, roads, houses and fields - is washed in purple hues. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Banwol Island, off the west coast of southern South Korea, has become known as “the purple island” after painting the roofs of some 400 buildings a lovely shade of lilac.