Yes, but that elegance is *very* costly. Unbelievable just the amount of wood that goes into it, and the paint -- the photos I put up just don't show the bright intricacy of it all.
At least they preserved the buildings, what they had left. The Japanese took very many of them during the 1910(?) - 1945 occupation. It seems that if you lift the upper central beam off the roofline, the whole thing comes apart much like Lincoln Logs (or Legos, to the younger set) so it is very easy to disassemble and move the buildings.
IMHO, the palaces alone are worth a trip to Korea.
I remember watching a tv program about earthquakes and they showed sections of Japan where the modern buildings were in pieces but the ancient palaces were just fine. Seems like the central beam acts like a spine and flexes to absorb the shockwaves. Fascinating, if expensive, buildings.