Korean War Memorial

Korean War
Memorial 전쟁 기념관

Frontal exterior view of the main building
Data
place	Seoul South Korea Coordinates: 37 ° 32 ′ 11.4 "  N , 126 ° 58 ′ 37.6"  E
Art	War memorial , military museum
opening	June 10, 1994
management	Sun Young-Jae
Website	warmemo.or.kr

The Korean War Memorial (전쟁 기념관 서울) is located in Seoul, South Korea and was opened on June 10, 1994. It is both a war memorial and a military museum . In addition, the division of Korea should be remembered and a Korean reunification should be encouraged.

The structure is the former headquarters of the South Korean Army . It has four floors above ground and two floors below ground. The area is 20,000 m².

memorial

To commemorate the wars in which Korea was involved and to commemorate their fallen and to commemorate the partition of Korea, the following objects are located in the forecourt (plaza):

• Memorial in memory of the Korean War (전쟁 기념관); Dagger shape; Bronze sculpture, height: 8 meters, consists of 2 parts that symbolize the regions of North and South Korea, next to it 2 almost semicircular groups of figures of soldiers (bronze sculptures)
• Memorial "The Two Brothers" (兄弟 像, North and South Korean soldiers embrace [oversized]; bronze sculpture)
• Bronze clock tower with two times, one clock is at 4 o'clock (June 25, 1950).
• The names of all (known) Korean soldiers who fell in the Korean War and the Vietnam War are carved on black marble tablets on one of the pedestals . There are also South Korean soldiers who died in clashes with North Korea and South Korean police officers who were killed on duty.

Permanent exhibition

The museum displays around 13,000 objects from all of Korea's military history . Most of the objects are in the building, but there is also a large outdoor area with around 100 exhibits (war equipment).

Indoor

(Selection)

Turtle ship

• Turtle ship (1: 1 replica)
• T-34/85 tanks
• MiG-15UTI Midget (training aircraft )
• Piper L-4J Grasshopper (Korean War) (reconnaissance aircraft)
• Stinson L-5G "Sentinel" (reconnaissance aircraft)
• Hiller OH-23G Raven ( helicopter )
• Jakowlew Jak-18 (training aircraft)
• State coach by Kim Il Sung

Outdoor area

(Selection)

Outdoor area (partial view)

Planes

• de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver 51-16837 (L-20A, built in 1952, most recently Air Force South Korea)
• Antonov An-2

helicopter

• Bell AH-1J “International Cobra” 29066
• Bell UH-1B Iroquois 62-12542
• Sikorsky H-5H Dragonfly 49-2007 (built in 1949)

Armored vehicles

• 2 M4A3E8 Sherman
• T-34 /85
• M36
• M56
• M46

Artillery cannons and anti-aircraft weapons

• Katyusha BM-13-16N ( rocket launcher )

Guided missile

• MIM-14 Nike Hercules
• MIM-23 Hawk
• Scud

Watercraft

• Chamsuri-class patrol boat
• Submersible Infiltration Landing Craft (SILC)
• Hurricane Aircat (spoils of war from North Korea)

Others

On the theme of the Stone Age, a fragment of the Bangudae petroglyphs is shown, the oldest known artifacts in the country. Outside there is a stele from 414 (dedicated to King Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo, weight: 37 tons).

Illustrations

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  Main monument ( Korean War Tower , dagger shape, 2003)

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  Brother monument on the plaza

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  Side view

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  Main entrance (inside)

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  Historical spears

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  AAV7

See also

• War Museum (with list)

Web links

Commons : Korean War Memorial  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage (Engl.)
• Korea Tourism Organization to War Memorial of Korea (Engl.)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Federal Foundation for Work- Up: Places of Remembrance Republic of Korea (South Korea) - Documentation project Places of Remembrance of the Communist Dictatorships. (PDF) Excerpt. In: p. July 4 , 2007, accessed on December 3, 2019 . 
2. ^ 29, Itaewon-ro. Jeonjaeng Ginyeomgwan, Yongsan-gu District 140-021 [1]
3. ↑ https://www.warmemo.or.kr/LNG/exhibition/exhibit.do
4. ↑ Fig.
5. ↑ http://www.dhc-2.com/id778.htm
6. ↑ https://www.warmemo.or.kr/LNG/exhibition/exhibit.do
7. ↑ https://www.warmemo.or.kr/LNG/exhibition/exhibit.do