Jeju 4.3 Peace Park Explained

Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
Location:, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Coordinates:33.4514°N 126.6189°W
Area:35.938ha
Established:March 28, 2008

Jeju 4.3 Peace Park is a memorial park and museum in, 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. The Peace Park opened on March 28, 2008.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 장 . 윤식 . 제주 4·3 평화 공원 - 디지털제주문화대전 . 2024-06-14 . Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture.