The War Memorial of Korea

Local name전쟁기념관
LocationYongsan District, Seoul, South Korea

The War Memorial of Korea is a museum located in Yongsan-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It opened in 1994 on the former site of the army headquarters to exhibit and memorialize the military history of Korea. It was built for the purpose of preventing war through lessons from the Korean War and for the hoped for peaceful reunification of North and South Korea. The memorial building has six indoor exhibition rooms and an outdoor exhibition centre displaying war memorabilia and military equipment from China, South Korea and the United States.

Tags Military HistoryMilitary MuseumKorean WarWar MemorialMuseumFree
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From Seoul: Cheorwon DMZ, Observatory, 2nd Tunnel Day Tour from 90 USD
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Opening hours

Tue - Sun: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on last Wed of every month)

Korean War Room guided tours: 10 am and 2 pm, meeting at the information desk.

Last admission at 5 p.m.

Admission

No admission fee, tours are free as well.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Memorial_of_Korea

Official Website https://www.warmemo.or.kr/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/warmemopr/

Twitter https://twitter.com/warmemopr

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/warmemo.korea

Phone +82 2 709 3139

Address Itaewonro 29, Yongsan-gu, 140-021 Seoul, South Korea

Coordinates 37°32'10.947" N 126°58'38.004" E

Tours and activities: The War Memorial of Korea

From Seoul: Cheorwon DMZ, Observatory, 2nd Tunnel Day Tour

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from 90 USD

From Seoul: Half-Day DMZ, 3rd Tunnel and Dokgae Bridge Tour

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from 55 USD

From Seoul: Cheorwon DMZ and 2nd Tunnel Tour with Lunch

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Mobile voucher
from 68 USD

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