Peace House

The Peace House 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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: building in Joint Security Area, Panmunjom
  • Also known as: “House of Peace” and “Inter-Korean Peace House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.

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 north of Peace House.

Bridge
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Located in the , the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between and . is situated 430 metres west of Peace House.

Building
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The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of . It stands opposite to its North Korean equivalent, the . is situated 110 metres northeast of Peace House.

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 .

Peace House

Latitude
37.95515° or 37° 57′ 19″ north
Longitude
126.67534° or 126° 40′ 31″ east
Levels
3
Operator
Republic of Korea
Open location code
8Q98XM4G+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228191124
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q50410298
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Peace House” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Casa de la Paz Intercoreeana”
  • Catalan: “Casa de la Pau de Corea”
  • Chinese: “和平之家”
  • Czech: “dům Míru”
  • Dutch: “Vredeshuis”
  • Esperanto: “Domo de la Paco”
  • French: “Maison de la paix inter-coréenne”
  • French: “maison de la Paix”
  • French: “Maison de la Paix”
  • Hungarian: “Békeház”
  • Indonesian: “Balai Perdamaian Antar-Korea”
  • Indonesian: “Paviliun Unifikasi dan Balai Perdamaian Antar-Korea”
  • Japanese: “平和の家”
  • Korean: “평화의 집”
  • Portuguese: “Casa da Paz”
  • Russian: “Дом Мира”
  • Spanish: “Casa de la Paz”
  • Thai: “อาคารสันติภาพ”
  • Turkish: “Barış Evi”

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