Photo Essay 2
February 1, 2011
Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju city
파주, 오두산 오두산 통일전망대
http://www.jmd.co.kr/
The Odusan Unification Observatory is as close as most South Korean civilians could get to North Korea. The Panmunjom DMZ (demilitarized zone) is the closest one could reach to see North Korea from South Korea and vice verse. But in South Korea, only foreigners are permitted to visit the DMZ, which makes the Odusan Unification Observatory one of the only places South Koreans a rare peak at the forbidden neigbhor.
Located on top of Mt. Odusan, the stone building first opened on September 8, 1992. And just across the Injim River and Han River, you can see the forbiden land. Unlike DMZ's intense atmosphere, the Odusan Unification Observatory is calm and silent. Yet, just a closer look out there is the tip of North Korea.
Will there be a day soon that we will go across that river....
That land that is so close and, yet, so far away...
February 1, 2011
Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju city
파주, 오두산 오두산 통일전망대
http://www.jmd.co.kr/
The Odusan Unification Observatory is as close as most South Korean civilians could get to North Korea. The Panmunjom DMZ (demilitarized zone) is the closest one could reach to see North Korea from South Korea and vice verse. But in South Korea, only foreigners are permitted to visit the DMZ, which makes the Odusan Unification Observatory one of the only places South Koreans a rare peak at the forbidden neigbhor.
Located on top of Mt. Odusan, the stone building first opened on September 8, 1992. And just across the Injim River and Han River, you can see the forbiden land. Unlike DMZ's intense atmosphere, the Odusan Unification Observatory is calm and silent. Yet, just a closer look out there is the tip of North Korea.
Will there be a day soon that we will go across that river....
That land that is so close and, yet, so far away...
The Icy Injim River
The blue mark is where the South Observatory is.
The red mark is where the North is.
That is how close we are.
The view from the Observatory
Inside the Observatory
List of countries that participated in Korean War
Inside the Observatory
List of countries that participated in Korean War
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