Panmunjom DMZ

10.09.2008 Kaesong, North Korea 朝鮮 開城
The demilitarised zone (DMZ) is the buffer area between North and South Korea. We visited buildings where the Korean War (1951-53) ceasefire was negotiated and signed. Below is a monument to Kim Il Sung, who signed and dated a document about national reunification on 7 July 1994. The next day he died of a heart attack.


Small buildings straddle the North-South demarcation: blue buildings were American and white buildings were North Korean. The two sides would meet in these buildings for talks. The thin concrete strip marks the border.