Panmungak building

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The Panmungak building is a North Korean structure in the Korean Demilitarized Zone that faces the South across the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and is used for military and diplomatic purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border facility
building
government building
access restricted
adjacentTo Military Armistice Commission conference rooms
architecturalStyle Soviet-influenced
associatedWith Korean Armistice Agreement NERFINISHED
inter-Korean summits NERFINISHED
borderRole interface point between North and South Korean forces
completionDate 1969
controlledBy North Korean military NERFINISHED
country North Korea
faces Freedom House NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
function diplomatic purposes
military purposes
governingBody Supreme People's Assembly (de facto state authority) NERFINISHED
hasBalcony yes
hasFlag flag of North Korea NERFINISHED
hasFunction backdrop for official photographs in the Joint Security Area
hasViewOf South Korean side of the Joint Security Area
location Joint Security Area NERFINISHED
Korean Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED
Panmunjom NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Korean
nameScript Hangul
near conference buildings straddling the Military Demarcation Line
numberOfStories three
overlooks Military Demarcation Line NERFINISHED
partOf North Korean sector of the Joint Security Area NERFINISHED
region North Hwanghae Province NERFINISHED
relatedTo Freedom House NERFINISHED
Korean Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED
Peace House NERFINISHED
renovation early 1990s
securityForcesPresent Korean People's Army guards
securityLevel high
significance symbol of inter-Korean division
venue for inter-Korean talks
symbolizes North Korean presence at Panmunjom
tourismStatus visible from South Korean DMZ tours
usedBy Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
North Korean government NERFINISHED
usedDuring Korean conflict armistice period
usedFor military observation
propaganda displays
receiving visiting delegations

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Joint Security Area hasFeature Panmungak building