Korean Peninsula

Differences & Exchangeability Between South and North Korea

April 2. 2005B.A You

At the same time, Secession and Irredentism are in Korean Peninsula.

• History of Korean Peninsula Many countries were in Korean peninsula and divided territories for over

two thousand years. However, due to their same race, even though they were different countries, they had similar cultural inheritances before divided to South and North Korea 1953.

500~700

BC30~AD50 50~200 200~500 500~700 700~1400 1400~1950

Change of Territories in Korean Peninsula

Politics of Korean PeninsulaBecause of the important place of Korean peninsula between the strong countries and strategically valuable location, there have been a lot of wars and fights by superpower countries in the Korean peninsula.

Divided Korean Peninsula by Korean War 1950After the Second World War, there were two super powers in the Korean Peninsula. Soviet Union and the U.S were them. They agreed that each of them kind of governed half of the Korean Peninsula. Five years later of the end of the Second World War, North Korea invaded the South. That’s the Korean War.

Original 38th line. 6.25. 1950

7.30.1950

8.20.1950

9.2.1950

9.15.1950

7.27.1953

1.4.1952

10.15.1952

6.30.19511.30.1953

9.5.1950

9.10.1950

During Korean War 6.25.1950~7.27.1953

Demilitarized Zone Area between South & North

North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)After the cease fire, the North Korea was still governed by IlSung Kim and he strictly imposed one man rule. After he died in 1994, his son, Jungil Kim inherited the power from his father. In the North Korea, there is still dictatorial regime and they have had to make people respect Jungil Kim and his father, Il sung Kim.

South Korea (the Republic of Korea)After the cease fire, there were democratic vote and people made democratic governmentin the South Korea. However, there were some revolutions by military people and ironically, the military people developed the economy of South Korea. In fact, before 1969, North Korea was more developed country than the South, but after that time, the South Korea becomes the twelfth developed country in the world. Especially, after the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988, Seoul is one of the international citiesin the world.

Differences between South and North Korea

1948~1960 1960~1979 1980~1987 1988~1992

1948~1960

1980~1987

1960~1979

1988~1992

1992~1997 1998~2002

2003~Present

Presidents of South KoreaLeaders of North Korea

1948~1994 IlSung Kim

1992~Present Jungil Kim

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People of North Korea

People of South Korea

Difference of South and North Koreans

Difference of Public Advertisement by Government

North Korea South Korea

Similarities Between South and North Korea

Pyungyang- The Capital of North Korea

Seoul- The Capital of South Korea

Similarity of the Capital cities

Military Parade of North Korea

Red Devils, Soccer Supporters of South Korea

Exchangeability of South & North Korea

Exchangeability

The first Open Road for Traveling Between South and North Korea

The first Joint Industrial Complex in Gaesung

Joint Enter Stadium with Korean Peninsula FlagWelcoming to Dispersed Families

Korean Peninsula Flag

Architectural strategy in Korean peninsula

Even though North and South Koreans is the purely same ethnic people, due to the different system, there are totally different style cultures in each side.In the case of architecture, there were also very different style architectures in the both sides.

For example, during their compete period from 1960’s to 1970’s, if North Korea built 60 stories hotel, South tried to built over 60 stories building and in order to advertise each other’s advantage, they tried to make exaggerated shape and use the materials which can show the authority.

That’s why they intentionally tried to make different things against the opposite side. After 1969, the economy of South Korea becomes more ten times developed than the North. Moreover, Seoul Olympic Games held 1988, and South Korea doesn’t care about the competition with North except military.

These days, finally, they are trying to recover their identity because South Korea has kind of confidence.

Architectural Similarity of South and North Korea

Korean Celadon Main Stadium of North Korea

Main Stadium of South Korea

National Theater of North Korea

National Theater of South Korea

Architectural Similarity of South and North Korea