Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
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| Jeju 4.3 Peace Park | |
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| Location | Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 33°27′05″N 126°37′08″E / 33.45139°N 126.61889°E |
| Area | 35.938 ha (88.80 acres) |
| Established | March 28, 2008 |
| Website | jejupark43 |
Jeju 4.3 Peace Park (Korean: 제주4·3평화공원) is a memorial park and museum in Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. It commemorates the victims of the 1948–1949 Jeju uprising.[1]
In June 1999, President Kim Dae-jung pledged to support the construction of a memorial park to the Jeju uprising. After a January 2000 act issued by the Jeju 4.3 Committee, efforts began to construct the park. Designs were finalized in June 2001, and the land purchase was completed in 2002. A groundbreaking ceremony began on April 3, 2003. Infrastructure was completed in November 2005.[1] The Peace Park opened on March 28, 2008.[2]
The park consists of a park and a museum to the uprising. Each year on April 3, there is a memorial service held in honor of the dead.[1]
