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PANMUNJOM AND DEMILITARIZED ZONE

In 1953, North Korean and the United Nations signed an armistice ending the Korean War in Panmunjom, at the border between the two Koreas. Today, this place is the last remaining of the Cold War, as the two armies continue to face each other, on every side of the border. In Panmunjom, the only contact point between the two Koreas has been prepared for visitors, and it is possible to enter the central buildings and to crosse the border - but it is compulsory to come back to the same entry side of course. However, it is of course strictly impossible to cross the outside white line, watched day and night by each army's soldiers.

A model of Panmunjom area.

The armistice signature hall.

The border between the two Koreas, and the South Korean building.

The North Korean building.

North Korean and South Korean soldiers around the border (the white line).

Inside one of the buildings at the border.

A South Korean pavilion.

 The South Korean propaganda village.

The North Korean propaganda village.

The demilitarized area, seen from the Northern side.

South Korean observation outposts.