# Unification Pavilion

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The **Unification Pavilion** is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the [Joint Security Area](/source/Joint_Security_Area) on the North side of the [Military Demarcation Line](/source/Military_Demarcation_Line) bisecting the area.[1] Before the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War), the village, named [Panmunjom](/source/Panmunjom), consisted of householders.

## Overview

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](/source/Phanmun_Pavilion), 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](/source/Pyongyang).[5]

A portion of the Unification Pavilion has also been used for North Korean military personnel office space.

## Events

- On January 9, 2018, Kwon Hyok Bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau in North Korea's Culture Ministry, and [Hyon Song-wol](/source/Hyon_Song-wol), North Korea's deputy chief delegate for the talks, met with South Korean counterparts at [Peace House](/source/Peace_House) then on January 15 at Unification pavilion to discuss inter-Korean participation in the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics) in [Pyeongchang](/source/Pyeongchang), South Korea.[6][5]
- [May 2018 inter-Korean summit](/source/May_2018_inter-Korean_summit) took place on May 26.
- On August 2024, renamed "Panmungwan", also called "Panmun Hall".

## See also

- [Phanmun Pavilion](/source/Phanmun_Pavilion)
- [Inter-Korean Peace House](/source/Inter-Korean_Peace_House)
- [Inter-Korean House of Freedom](/source/Inter-Korean_House_of_Freedom)
- [Sunshine Policy](/source/Sunshine_Policy)
- [Northern Limit Line](/source/Northern_Limit_Line)
- [April 2018 inter-Korean summit](/source/April_2018_inter-Korean_summit)
- [May 2018 inter-Korean summit](/source/May_2018_inter-Korean_summit)

## References

1. ["Pyongyang, Seoul to hold working-level talks at Panmunjom tomorrow; second dialogue between two Koreas in a week"](http://www.firstpost.com/world/pyongyang-seoul-agree-to-hold-working-level-talks-at-panmunjom-tomorrow-second-dialogue-between-two-koreas-in-a-week-4302023.html). Firstpost. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

1. ["Panmunjom Areas of Interest (판문점트레블센터)"](http://www.koreadmztour.com/jsa/jsa_5_4.asp). Koreadmztour.com. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

1. Kim, Christine (2017-07-17). ["South Korea Proposes Talks With North"](https://time.com/4860307/south-north-korea-talks-reunions/). Time. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

1. ["South Korea and North Korea to Hold Working-Level Talks on Jan. 15"](https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-13/south-korea-and-north-korea-to-hold-working-level-talks-on-january-15-yonhap). *[U.S. News & World Report](/source/U.S._News_%26_World_Report)*. January 13, 2018.

1. ["Two Koreas to hold talks at Tongil-gak Monday : The Dong-a Ilbo"](http://english.donga.com/Home/3/all/26/1191029/1). English.donga.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

1. Lotto, Sofia (15 January 2018). ["North Korea's All-Female Band Leader Hyon Song Wol Is the Only Woman Negotiating on Kim Jong Un's Behalf"](http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-all-female-band-leader-hyon-song-wol-only-woman-olympics-talks-781316). Newsweek.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.

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