Samgakji Station - Seoul Metro stop for The War Memorial of Korea |
The War Memorial of Korea, Seoul |
The War Memorial of Korea includes a large museum |
Map of the War Memorial of Korea |
The War Memorial of Korea |
The Korean War Monument |
Tower of Korean War symbolizing image of a bronze sword and a tree of life |
The bronze sword represents the time honored history and the warrior spirit |
The tree of life symbolized the prosperity and peace of the Korean people |
The Korean War Monument |
Statues "Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
38 statues represent people from all walks of life who overcame the Korean War |
The statues depict the suffering and pain caused by the war while embodying the sublime spirit of sacrifice and dedication |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
Flag bearer - "Defending the Fatherland" |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
"Defending the Fatherland" - the Korean War Monument |
Monument in Remembrance of the Korean War - 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953 - "Freedom is Not Free" |
The War Memorial of Korea |
The Brother's Statue - War Memorial of Korea |
The Statue of Brothers, Seoul |
Statue of Brothers - the older brother, an ROK officer, and his younger brother, a North Korean soldier, meet on the battlefield |
The Brothers express reconciliation, love, and forgiveness |
The Brothers stand 11m tall |
The Statue of Brothers |
Mosaic beneath the Statue of Brothers expressing the spirit of the Korean people to overcome the national tragedy |
Mosaic beneath the Statue of Brothers expressing the spirit of the Korean people to overcome the national tragedy |
Mosaic beneath the Statue of Brothers expressing the spirit of the Korean people to overcome the national tragedy |
Mosaic beneath the Statue of Brothers expressing the spirit of the Korean people to overcome the national tragedy |
Plaque commemorating the Philippines Infantry Battalion that served in Korea 1950-1953 |
The museum of the War Memorial of Korea |
The main building of the War Memorial of Korea |
Flags of the Republic of Korea and allies that fought in the Korean War |
Flags of the 21 nations that participated in the United Nations force in Korea |
Flags of 21 nation - War Memorial of Korea |
Peace Plaza in front of the War Memorial of Korea |
The War Memorial of Korea opened in 1994 |
Relief to the left of the main entrance, War Memorial of Korea |
Relief on the right side of the main entrance, War Memorial of Korea |
Monument of Great King Gwanggaeto erected in 414 AD |
Monument of Great King Gwanggaeto (r. 391-413 AD) erected by his son, King Jangsu (r. 413-491) |
Goguryeo's Territory during Her Time of Prosperity (5th Century) |
The Clock Tower of Peace, War Memorial of Korea |
The Clock Tower of Peace - 50.6.25 |
The War Memorial of Korea rotunda |
The Monuments of Killed in Action, War Memorial of Korea |
Killed in Action in the Korean War - ROK armed forces 152,279 - USA 33,642 - Other UN 4003 |
Drum commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the ROK Armed Forces |
The tiger represents the dauntless courage of the strong Korean Armed Forces |
Passageway leading to the Memorial Hall |
Busts of Korean heroes line the way to the Memorial Hall |
Memorial Hall |
Dome of the Memorial Hall |
Stone daggers from the Bronze Age |
General Gwak Jae-u (1552-1617), Commander of the Rightous Army |
Goguryeo's Struggle with Sui - Great Victory at the Salsu River |
Goguryeo's Struggle with Sui - Great Victory at the Salsu River |
Turtle Ship - Geobukseon |
Korea used Turtle Ships 15th-19th C. |
Turtle Ship - replica of a 1590 boat |
Turtle Ship - propelled by 80 oarsmen |
Battle at Hwangsan (660 AD) commanded by General Gye Baek |
Goguryeo-era Crossbow |
Goguryeo-era Scale Armor |
Battle of Ansi Seong Fortress between Goguryeo and Tang, 645 AD |
Vessel of a Warrior on Horse-back |
Battle of Maeso Seong Fortress - War between Silla and Tang, 675 AD |
Three Kingdoms Period - 10th Century AD |
Subjugation of the Jurchen |
The Yuchen Expedition in Joseon Dynasty |
The Japanese Pirate Expedition in Joseon Dynasty (1419) |
Cannon from the Joseon Dynasty |
Yedo (Sword), Joseon Dynasty |
Samingeom (Sword), Joseon Dynasty |
Iingeom and Samindo (Swords), Joseon Dynasty |
Gallery of the Joseon Dynasty, War Memorial of Korea |
Cannons, War Memorial of Korea |
Chongo (Military Drum), Joseon Dynasty |
성곽 - Seong Gwak |
Kugunbok (Military Uniforms), Choson Dynasty |
Dop'o (Scholar's Overcoat), Choson Dynasty |
Kumgwanjobok (Official Robe of teh Courtier), Choson Dynasty |
Choson Dynasty-era armor and shileds |
Commander's Armor and Helmet of Metal Scales, Choson Dynasty |
Shield, Choson Dynasty |
Round shields and Officer's Mercural Armor and Helmet, Choson Dynasty |
Choson Dynasty-era map of the Korean Peninsula |
12 Pounder Field Gun, 19th C. (USA) |
Great Britain |
Spain |
France |
United States of America |
Japan |
China |
Military Uniforms of the Taehan Empire, 1897 |
Military Training of the Siwidae (Royal Guards), Taehan Empire, 1897 |
Military Training of the Siwidae (Royal Guards), Taehan Empire, 1897 |
Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog of the ROKAF |
The Korean War Galleries |
South Korea's version of the Korean War - they started it... |
Shot-up Korean War-era helmet |
The Partition of Korea following the Japanese surrender in 1945 |
Instrument of Surrender ending World War II |
Korean War Memorial |
Deployment of the North Korean Assault Forces along the 38th Parallel |
Combat uniform of a North Korean army officer |
Uniform of a North Korean soldier |
On Sunday, 25 June 1950 at 4 o'clock the tragedy of the National began |
North Korean People's Army Invasion - 25 June 1950 |
Within 3 months, the North pushed the south into a tiny pocket around Busan |
The tide turned in favor of the south with intervention by the US and UN pushing the north back beyond Pyeongyang, October 1950 |
Battle of the Han River Defensive Line - the ROK blocked the advance of the North beyond Seoul for 6 days |
M20 75mm Recoilless Rifle - range, 800m |
Naktong River Defensive Line around Busan |
Korean War Field Hospital - MASH |
The Battle of Pohang Girls' Middle School by Student Volunteers, 11 Aug 1950 |
Taegukki, South Korean National Flag |
The Incheon Amphibious Landing Operation, 15 Sept 1950 |
The Incheon Amphibious Landing Operation, 15 Sept 1950 |
The First Liberation of Seoul, 27 Sept 1950 |
Korean War poster |
Korean War poster |
The Capture of Pyongyang, 19 October 1950 |
Welcoming Ceremony by citizens of Pyeongyang |
Soldiers topping-off with water of the Yalu River on the Chinese border, 26 October 1950 |
ROK forces at the Yalu River on the Chinese border |
Communist Chinese Forces intervene in the Korean War - 25 Oct 1950 |
Physical checkup for recruits |
105mm Howitzer |
Three Human Bombs at White Horse Hill, 12 Oct 1952 |
The Battle of Dosolsan, June 1951 |
Model of Panmunjom seen from the south |
The North Korean Infiltration Tunnels under the DMZ |
Main Lobby of the Korean War Memorial |
Flags of the 21 Nations supporting the ROK under the UN banner in the Korean War |
UN Allies during the Korean War |
Participation of UN Forces - 1,789,000 Americans |
The Drop - in remembrance of the soldiers lost in the Korean War |
The Drop - 1300 dog tags |
Participation of the USA in the Korean War starting 27 June 1950, 2 days after the North Korean invasion |
The Korean War left the whole nation in ruins |
Secluded Living - hiding from conscription by the NKPA and the People's Court |
The Suffering of Refugees |
The Suffering of Refugees |
The Suffering of Refugees |
The Suffering of Refugees |
ROK Air Force P-51 Mustang |
The ROK participated in the Vietnam War |
Cross-section of the underground Vietcong Tunnels |
Vietnam War-era weapons |
The Company Tactical Base, Vietnam War |
The Company Tactical Base, Vietnam War |
ROK desert uniform |
ROK UN mission to Somalia 1993-1994 |
ROK Blue Beret |
ROK in Afghanistan since December 2001 |
Korean War Memorial |
Korean War Memorial |
North Korean attack on the Blue House, January 1968 |
North Korean assassination attempt against ROK President while on a state visit to Myanmar, 9 October 1983 |
North Korean submarine captured in the South in 1996 |
The effect of nuking Seoul |
ROK soldiers preparing a mortar |
ROK Marine |
Hyunmu surface-to-surface missile, range 180 km |
Model of the Korean K1 and K1A1 main battle tank |
Models of ships of the ROK Navy |
The Hijacking of the USS Pueblo by North Korea, 23 January 1968 |
The 2nd Yeongyeong Naval Battle, 29 June 2002 |
ROK Navy Destroyer |
Bombing of Korean Airline flight 858 from Baghdad to Seoul, 29 Nov 1987 |
Model of a Korean Air Force P-51 Mustang |
Model of a Korean Air Force F-15 Eagle |
Air Force munitions |
Korean Air Force AGM-65 |
Light aircraft and helicopter, Korean War Memorial |
ROK Marines emblem |
ROK Marines |
Map of the coastal area west of Seoul |
North Korean MiG |
North Korean MiG |
Open-air exhibits next to the Korean War Memorial |
Surface-to-Surface missiles and naval guns |
Hyunmu surface-to-surface missile (based on U.S. Nike-Hercules missile) |
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North Korean MiG-19 - defected to South Korea 25 Feb 1983 |
Insignia of the ROK Air Force |
Open-air display of military hardware at the Korean War Memorial |
AH-1J Cobra attack helicopter |
C-123 Provider transport |
AH-1J Cobra attack helicopter |
NHK-1 Nike Hercules K-1 Guided Missile (1987) |
Soviet SCUD-B missile captured during the Gulf War |
Missiles, Korean War Memorial |
SS-062 Lee Chun mini-submarine |
152mm Howitzer M-1943 (USSR) |
132mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (USSR) |
Antonov An-2 |
Korean K-1 Tank |
Korean K-1 Tank |
Korean K-1 Tank |
Row of Amerian tanks, Korean War Memorial |
C-119 Flying Boxcar transport |
M36 Tank (USA) |
M46 Patton Tank (USA) |
T-59 Tank (PRC) |
ROK Air Force C-26 Commando transport |
ROK Air Force F-86D |
ROKAF T-37 trainer |
ROKAF F-5A Freedom Fighter |
Korean War Memorial |
USAF B-52 |
B-52 Stratofortress |
KT-1 Turboprop Trainer |
KT-1 Turboprop Trainer |
ROK-built Buwhalho observation and liason aircraft |
T-34 Tank (USSR) |
Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT-P7 |
105mm Towed Howitzer KH-178 |
M4A3E8 Sherman Tank |