Peace House renovated ahead of inter-Korean summit
- 6 years ago
화합과 평화... 폭 2018mm 테이블에서 이야기한다
As we have been doing all week, our starting point is the preparations for the hotly anticipated inter-Korean event.
The venue for the talks -- the Peace House in Panmunjom has undergone a grand renovation.
One proof of the detailed makeover: even the width of the new circular table is a symbolic 2-thousand-18 milimeters, representing this historic year.
Cha Sang-mi has our top story.
The Peace House, in the truce village of Panmunjom, -- the venue of the inter-Korean summit -- got a facelift ahead of the talks.
Seoul's top office says even the smallest details in the room portray the concept of the summit's slogan, "Peace, a new start".
And the change is clear from the entrance -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are to walk in together through a single main gate, where there had been two different doors in the past.
The table, where the talks will take place, was designed so it appears as though the legs will unite.
The Blue House said they wanted a friendly circular table design, rather than a square table, and that the table will allow the two Koreas to have close talks by reducing the psychological distance between the two sides.
The chairs produced for the two leaders are designed based on traditional Korean furniture, with a map of the Korean Peninsula carved into the back of the chairs.
"At the entrance of the Peace House, there is a painting of Bukhan Mountain. It invites the North Korean leader to a famous mountain in South Korea, named North Korean mountain even though it is in the South."
And the painting in the room, artist Shin Jang-sik's depiction of Mount Geumgang in the North Korean part of Gangwon-do Province, also has meaning.
The top office said Mount Geumgang is a place all Koreans want to visit again.
The mountain has been shut since 2008, but it represents reconciliation and cooperation between the two Koreas.
Finally, the interior design of the room is in a traditional Korean style with a bamboo floor.
No nails or adhesive were used and Korean traditional windows were installed to portray a deep trust between South and North Korea.
And the blue carpet, the same color as the design on the unification flag, symbolises what this summit is all about--- a new start for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Cha Sang-mi, Panmunjom Press Pool.
As we have been doing all week, our starting point is the preparations for the hotly anticipated inter-Korean event.
The venue for the talks -- the Peace House in Panmunjom has undergone a grand renovation.
One proof of the detailed makeover: even the width of the new circular table is a symbolic 2-thousand-18 milimeters, representing this historic year.
Cha Sang-mi has our top story.
The Peace House, in the truce village of Panmunjom, -- the venue of the inter-Korean summit -- got a facelift ahead of the talks.
Seoul's top office says even the smallest details in the room portray the concept of the summit's slogan, "Peace, a new start".
And the change is clear from the entrance -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are to walk in together through a single main gate, where there had been two different doors in the past.
The table, where the talks will take place, was designed so it appears as though the legs will unite.
The Blue House said they wanted a friendly circular table design, rather than a square table, and that the table will allow the two Koreas to have close talks by reducing the psychological distance between the two sides.
The chairs produced for the two leaders are designed based on traditional Korean furniture, with a map of the Korean Peninsula carved into the back of the chairs.
"At the entrance of the Peace House, there is a painting of Bukhan Mountain. It invites the North Korean leader to a famous mountain in South Korea, named North Korean mountain even though it is in the South."
And the painting in the room, artist Shin Jang-sik's depiction of Mount Geumgang in the North Korean part of Gangwon-do Province, also has meaning.
The top office said Mount Geumgang is a place all Koreans want to visit again.
The mountain has been shut since 2008, but it represents reconciliation and cooperation between the two Koreas.
Finally, the interior design of the room is in a traditional Korean style with a bamboo floor.
No nails or adhesive were used and Korean traditional windows were installed to portray a deep trust between South and North Korea.
And the blue carpet, the same color as the design on the unification flag, symbolises what this summit is all about--- a new start for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Cha Sang-mi, Panmunjom Press Pool.