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Statue of Peace

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77, Jeon-dong, Wansan-gu | Pungnammun Memorial Square, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South KoreaMap
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  • macedonboy
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    Never Forget Their Suffering

    This statue is a painful reminder of the way Japan forced Korean and women from subjugated territories into sexual slavery for the Japanese Army in World War II.

    Reviewed on May 17, 2024
  • Sarah D
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    Moving statue in central Jeonju

    We visited the Statue of Peace while walking around the sights in Jeonju. The statue is beautiful and it is a touching memorial to the Korean sex slaves of WWII.

    Reviewed on Nov 11, 2018
  • wheretojenny
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    Center of almost everything in Jeonju

    This statue is locate in a plaza just beside Pungnammun Gate, Nambu Market, and across Jeonju church and Jeonju hanok village. They held a special performance at night when we came. This place is not ...

    Reviewed on Jul 15, 2018
  • kpiddy
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    A poignant memorial

    Lest we forget. The more we travel we learn about the terrible atrocities of war, the Statue of Peace located down near Pungnammun Gate is a memorial to the Korean women who became sexual slaves to t...

    Reviewed on Jul 3, 2018
  • yunomono
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    it was only a Korean explanation.

    Original Text

    It's located in a square with a good view beside the Toyonan Gate, so I think it was quite conspicuous. There was a nameplate with explanations beside the elephant, but I didn't know what was written because it was only in Korean. The statue was covered with a muffler, but as far as I was looking at it, the locals seemed not interested.

    Reviewed on Jan 11, 2020
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