Inter-Korean House of Freedom

The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of . It stands opposite to its North Korean equivalent, the .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in South Korea
  • Also known as: “House of Freedom”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joint Security Area and Peace House.

Military installation
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The is the only portion of the where and forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. is situated 200 metres northwest of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.

Building
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The is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. is situated 110 metres southwest of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.

Bridge
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Located in the , the "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between and . is situated 530 metres west of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the .

Inter-Korean House of Freedom

Latitude
37.95555° or 37° 57′ 20″ north
Longitude
126.6765° or 126° 40′ 35″ east
Levels
4
Operator
Republic of Korea
Open location code
8Q98XM4G+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228191123
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q52825881
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Thai—“Inter-Korean House of Freedom” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ազատության տուն”
  • Asturian: “Casa de la Llibertá Intercoreeana”
  • Chinese: “自由之家”
  • Czech: “dům Svobody”
  • Dutch: “Vrijheidshuis”
  • French: “Maison de la liberté”
  • Hebrew: “בית החירות הבין-קוריאני”
  • Hungarian: “Szabadságház”
  • Indonesian: “Balai Kebebasan Antar-Korea”
  • Japanese: “自由の家”
  • Korean: “자유의 집 (판문점)”
  • Korean: “자유의 집”
  • Russian: “Дом Свободы”
  • Thai: “อาคารเสรีภาพ”

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