Paju Unification Park (통일공원(파주)) - Sightseeing - Korea travel and tourism information

Paju Unification Park (통일공원(파주))

Explanation

Paju Unification Park was built in Bongseo-ri, Paju-eup, in June 1973 to pay tribute to the soldiers who fought in the defense of the South during the Korean War, as well as to pray for unification. It is situated near Munsan Station where the UN War Correspondent Center was located during the armistice talks. A monument rests within the park that pays tribute to the 18 Korean and foreign war correspondents who died trying to share their, often tragic, stories of the war. They include Han Gyu-ho of the Seoul Shinmun as well as journalists from the U.S. (10 people), Britain (4 people), France (2 people) and the Philippines (1 person). There is also a tower built to commemorate the loyalty and courage of 10 brave soldiers who sacrificed themselves in a bomb attack, a memorial tower dedicated to anticommunist guerilla units from the Gaema Plateau, and a statue of Colonel Lee Yu-jung and Second Lieutenant Kim Man-sul.

Inquiry

+82-31-940-4631

Homepage

tour.paju.go.kr

Information Use

Contact and Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-31-940-4631

Opening day : 1973

Parking facilities : Available

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Parking Fees
Free

Available Facilities
Unification Security Exhibition Hall, the nothernmost point of the railway, Mangbaedan Altar, memorial monuments, snack bar, sports facilities, Unification Park resting area (+82-31-953-0847)

Restrooms
Available

Location

1586-24, Tongil-ro, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do

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