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| Location | Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 33°27′05″N 126°37′08″E / 33.45139°N 126.61889°E |
| Area | 35.938 ha (88.80 acres) |
| Established | March 28, 2008 |
| Website |
jejupark43 |
Jeju 4.3 Peace Park ( Korean: 제주4·3평화공원) is a memorial park and museum in Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. It commemorates the victims of the 1948–1949 Jeju uprising. [1]
Description
In June 1999, President Kim Dae-jung pledged to support the construction of a memorial park to the Jeju uprising. After a January 2000 act issued by the Jeju 4.3 Committee, efforts began to construct the park. Designs were finalized in June 2001, and the land purchase was completed in 2002. A groundbreaking ceremony began on April 3, 2003. Infrastructure was completed in November 2005. [1] The Peace Park opened on March 28, 2008. [2]
The park consists of a park and a museum to the uprising. Each year on April 3, there is a memorial service held in honor of the dead. [1]
Gallery
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Memorial Monument -
Names of deceased on tablets -
Memorial statue depicting four adults and a child
References
- ^ a b c 장, 윤식. "제주 4·3 평화 공원 - 디지털제주문화대전". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Joon Kim, Hun (20 December 2013), "Truth Commissions in South Korea: Lessons Learned", Middle East Institute
External links
- Yoon Min-sik (29 March 2018), "Jeju remembers", The Korea Herald, retrieved 30 June 2019
- Jeju April 3 Peace Park, Lonely Planet, retrieved 30 June 2019
| Jeju 4.3 Peace Park | |
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| Location | Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 33°27′05″N 126°37′08″E / 33.45139°N 126.61889°E |
| Area | 35.938 ha (88.80 acres) |
| Established | March 28, 2008 |
| Website |
jejupark43 |
Jeju 4.3 Peace Park ( Korean: 제주4·3평화공원) is a memorial park and museum in Bonggae-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. It commemorates the victims of the 1948–1949 Jeju uprising. [1]
Description
In June 1999, President Kim Dae-jung pledged to support the construction of a memorial park to the Jeju uprising. After a January 2000 act issued by the Jeju 4.3 Committee, efforts began to construct the park. Designs were finalized in June 2001, and the land purchase was completed in 2002. A groundbreaking ceremony began on April 3, 2003. Infrastructure was completed in November 2005. [1] The Peace Park opened on March 28, 2008. [2]
The park consists of a park and a museum to the uprising. Each year on April 3, there is a memorial service held in honor of the dead. [1]
Gallery
-
Memorial Monument
-
Names of deceased on tablets
-
Memorial statue depicting four adults and a child
References
- ^ a b c 장, 윤식. "제주 4·3 평화 공원 - 디지털제주문화대전". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Joon Kim, Hun (20 December 2013), "Truth Commissions in South Korea: Lessons Learned", Middle East Institute
External links
- Yoon Min-sik (29 March 2018), "Jeju remembers", The Korea Herald, retrieved 30 June 2019
- Jeju April 3 Peace Park, Lonely Planet, retrieved 30 June 2019