Unification Pavilion | |
![]() The Unification (Tongil) pavilion | |
Korean name | |
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 통일각 |
Hancha | 統一閣 |
Revised Romanization | Tongilgak |
McCune–Reischauer | T'ongilgak |
The Unification Pavilion is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the North side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. [1] Before the Korean War,the village,named Panmunjom,consisted of householders.
Situated on the North Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line is the Unification (Tongil) Pavilion,also used as a venue for non-military,diplomatic meetings. [2] [3] [4] The Unification pavilion,located 80 metres (260 ft) northwest of Panmumgak,is a two-story,1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) building built in 1969. [2] [5] Closed-circuit television and microphones are installed in the meeting room of the North-South Talks,so that the situation can be monitored in real time in Pyongyang. [5]
A portion of the Unification Pavilion has also been used for North Korean military personnel office space.