North Korea Peace Museum
| North Korea Peace Museum | |
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_-_Panmunjom.jpg) North Korea Peace Museum in 1976 |
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선민주주의인민공화국 평화박물관 |
| Hancha | 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國平和博物館 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk P'yŏnghwa Pangmulgwan |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gongkwaguk Pyeonghwa Bangmulgwan |
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The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm) in Gyeonggi province, North Korea.
It is located approximately 500 m. north of the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone. The building is all that remains of the former village, and since the mid 1950s, references to Panmunjom actually refer to the Joint Security Area itself.
The weapons used to kill U.S. Army Capt. Bonifas and Lt. Barrett in the Axe Murder Incident of 1976 are housed within the Museum. The Museum lies just outside what has become known as "Propaganda Village"; an uninhabited village with electronic timers[1] on the lights in buildings with no glass in the windows and, up till 2004, loudspeakers that broadcast a steady stream of anti-South Korean and anti-American propaganda.
Coordinates: 37°57′21.60″N 126°40′36.50″E / 37.956°N 126.676806°E
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