전쟁기념관 The War Memorial of Korea

February 22, 2016

전쟁기념관 The War Memorial of Korea

War Memorial of Korea is 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. The memorial building has six indoor exhibition rooms and an outdoor exhibition centre displaying over 13,000 war memorabilia and military equipment.

There are 8 main exhibits at the War Memorial : the Hogukchumo Exhibit, War History Exhibit, June 25th War Exhibit, Overseas Dispatched Troops Exhibits, Military Development Exhibit, Large Equipment Exhibit, and the Outdoor Exhibit. The Hogukchumo Exhibit honors the spirit of those who perished fighting on the battlefield. Visitors can learn all about Korea’s war history by visiting the War History Exhibit, June 25 War Exhibit, Overseas Dispatched Troops Exhibits, and the Military Development Exhibit, as well as witness how the Korean military developed over the years. Different kinds of weapons and military equipment are exhibited as well, inside and outside the building.

Exhibits inside the building display equipment used during the Korean War in such a way as to invite comparison between the items. Large weapontry and equipment used by different countries during World War II and the Vietnam War are also on display. In the Large Equipment Exhibit on the second floor, many kinds of defense industry equipment and both real and model weapons are displayed. In the Bangsan Equipment Exhibit, you can look at weapons and war equipment produced in Korea. In the War Memorial’s Storage Room, 17,800 files and artifacts of war are preserved. Modern damage control and prevention devices have been installed to keep these materials safe from harm.

Below are some that I manage to capture throughout my visit here. Not much cause its like 30% of everything. LOL. I can't be taking photos of every single thing. The photos below will have the titles and not much of description because to tell you the truth, I have like a 0.01% knowledge on this topic. But along with the photos, I did take pictures of the description too. So you can view them if you want to know more info about them. So yeaa.. Do pay this place a visit if you are interested to know more about the The War memorial of Korea or at least gain some experience on how The War Memorial of Korea looks like. This place is kindda interesting and an eye opening place if you are here to read the description of the stuffs here.

전쟁기념관 The War Memorial of Korea

Entrance if you come from the Subway Station

형제의 상 The Statue of Brothers

A sculpture commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.

전쟁기념관 The War Memorial of Korea

Main Entrance

Pretty grown winter cabbages

Waling further in you can see these ..

The Monument of King Gwanggaeto the Great

Going into The Outdoor Exhibition Area of 전쟁기념관 The War Memorial of Korea.

The Outdoor Exhibition Area

항공기 Aircrafts

T-37C '트위티' 훈련기 T-37C 'Tweet 'Trainer

0-1A (L-19) '버드독' 관측기 0-1A (L-19) 'Bird Dog' Observation

T-33A '슈팅스타' 훈련기 T-33A 'Shooting Star' Trainer

F-86D '세이버독' 전투기 F-86D 'SabreDog' Fighter

C-46 '코만도' 수송기 C-46 ' Commando' Transport

C-119G '플라잉 박스카' 수송기 C-119G 'Flying Boxcar' Transport

F-4C '팬텀 II' 전투기 F-4C 'Phantom II' Fighter

S-2 '트래커' 해상 초계기 S-2 'Tracker' Maritime Patrol

지상 설비 Ground Equipment

K200 한국형 보병전투 장김차 K200 Korea Infantry Fighting Vehicle

M1 90mm 고사포 M1 90mm Anti-Craft Gun

MIM-14 나이키 허큘리스 미사일 MIM-14 Nike Hercules Missile

M16 4.5인치 로켓 M16 4.5inch Rocket

MIM-23 호크 미사일 MIM-23 Hawk Missile

Mk30 5인치 38 구경 함포 Mk30 5inch 38 Cal Naval Gun

M115 8인치 곡사포 M115 8inch Howitzer

BM-13 132mm '카츄샤' 다연장 로켓포 BM-13 132mm Katyusha Rocket Launcher

PKM-357의 복제 Replica of PKM-357

'에어캣' 수상기 'AirCat' Air Boat

SP-10 반잠수정 SP-10 Semi-Submarine

Moving into The Memorial Hall.

The Memorial Hall

Inscribed on this memorial is the names of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Soldiers and Policemen killed in the Armed Forces Activation, Korean War, Vietnam War and Counter Infiltration Operation and the United Nations Forces Soldiers killed in the Korean War.