Korean Demilitarized Zone - Gallery

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  • Looking toward North Korea across the Bridge of No Return. 37°57′21.88″N 126°40′18.86″E / 37.9560778°N 126.6719056°E / 37.9560778; 126.6719056

  • ROK MP stands guard on the Bridge of No Return.

  • Republic of Korea (ROK) soldiers and a United States (U.S.) officer monitor the Korean Demilitarized Zone from atop OP Ouellette near Panmunjeom.

  • The Republic of Korea's Freedom Building, JSA, opened in 1998 to host reunification meetings between families separated by the Korean War.

  • The original Freedom Pagoda was incorporated into the design of the modern Freedom House.

  • View of the North from the southern side of the Joint Security Area.

  • Overlooking Conference Row in the Joint Security Area.

  • A South Korean MP stands guard in the JSA conference center.

  • Camp Bonifas stands just outside the South Korean Joint Security Area. The road to Panmunjeom is straight ahead. 37°55′56.01″N 126°43′39.67″E / 37.932225°N 126.7276861°E / 37.932225; 126.7276861

  • A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the United Nations Command Security Battalion, meets local children while visiting Tae Sung Dong Elementary School, at Daeseong-dong.

  • Main entrance into the North Korean DMZ, north of Panmunjon. 37°57′54.23″N 126°38′46.59″E / 37.9650639°N 126.646275°E / 37.9650639; 126.646275

  • A DPRK soldier standing guard on the road to the JSA.

  • Looking back toward the same entrance. An anti-tank measure carries the slogan: "Reunification without outside interference".

  • North Korean propaganda that states: "Let us pass on the united country to the next generation!".

  • The KPA has prepared cement blocks ready to act as emergency roadblocks. 37°57′52.88″N 126°38′53.14″E / 37.9646889°N 126.6480944°E / 37.9646889; 126.6480944

  • House where the Armistice Agreement was signed ending the Korean War. 37°57′40″N 126°39′53″E / 37.961092°N 126.6647°E / 37.961092; 126.6647

  • Crossing into the DPRK's part of Joint Security Area within the DMZ. The fence is electrified and the strip is mined.

  • North Korea's Hall of Unification in the JSA. 37°57′27.69″N 126°40′37.17″E / 37.9576917°N 126.6769917°E / 37.9576917; 126.6769917

  • Conference Row seen from the northern side of the JSA.

  • The concrete boundary in Conference Row, JSA, that signifies the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) between the two Koreas.

  • North Korean border troops monitor Conference Row activity from an elevated observation post in the JSA . 37°57′20.14″N 126°40′40.90″E / 37.9555944°N 126.678028°E / 37.9555944; 126.678028

  • A Korean People's Army Lieutenant Colonel in the JSA. His decorations include a Kim Il Sung lapel badge, Order of the National Flag 2nd class (awarded for at least 20 years service in the Korean Workers' Party) and two Medals For Military Service.

  • View from North Korea of an outpost on the southern boundary of the DMZ.

  • The Donghae-bukbu line on Korea's east coast. The road and rail link was built for South Korean visiting the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region in the North.

  • South Korean soldiers patrolling on the southern side of the JSA and the wall.

  • A Korean People's Army watchtower in the Joint Security Area in March 1976.

  • The empty shells of Kijong-dong seen from South Korea.

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