Unification Pavilion
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The Unification Pavilion is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the North side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area.[1] Before the Korean War, the village, named Panmunjom, consisted of householders.
Overview
Red: Military Demarcation Line(MDL)
Solid black: Buildings under North Korean administration
Outlined Buildings: under joint U.N./South Korean administration; It is situated on the North Korean side of MDL
Situated on the North Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line is the Unification (Tongil) Pavilion, also used as a venue for non-military, diplomatic meetings.[2][3][4] The Unification pavilion, located 80 metres (260 ft) northwest of Panmumgak, is a two-story, 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) building built in 1969.[2][5] Closed-circuit television and microphones are installed in the meeting room of the North-South Talks, so that the situation can be monitored in real time in Pyongyang.[5]
A portion of the Unification Pavilion has also been used for North Korean military personnel office space.
Events
- On January 9, 2018, Kwon Hyok Bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau in North Korea's Culture Ministry, and Hyon Song-wol, North Korea's deputy chief delegate for the talks, met with South Korean counterparts at Peace House then on January 15 at Unification pavilion to discuss inter-Korean participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[6][5]
- May 2018 inter-Korean summit took place on May 26.
- On August 2024, renamed "Panmungwan", also called "Panmun Hall".
Interior of North Korean meeting building
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