Inter-Korean House of Freedom
The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of Panmunjom. It stands opposite to its North Korean equivalent, the Phanmun Pavilion.Photo: Kristoferb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Joint Security Area
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean 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. Joint Security Area is situated 200 metres northwest of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.
Peace House
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peace House is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. Peace House is situated 110 metres southwest of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.
Bridge of No Return
Bridge
Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Located in the Joint Security Area, the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. Bridge of No Return is situated 530 metres west of Inter-Korean House of Freedom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Daeseong-dong
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Inter-Korean House of Freedom
- Category: border checkpoint
- Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.95555° or 37° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
126.6765° or 126° 40′ 35″ eastLevels
4Operator
Republic of KoreaOpen location code
8Q98XM4G+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 228191123OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q52825881
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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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