Dora Observatory
South Korean building on the 38th parallel
title: "Dora Observatory" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tourist-attractions-in-gyeonggi-province", "buildings-and-structures-in-paju"] description: "South Korean building on the 38th parallel" topic_path: "general/tourist-attractions-in-gyeonggi-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Observatory" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary South Korean building on the 38th parallel ::
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| image | Civil Dora Observatory.jpg |
| caption | Dora Observatory in 2018 |
| hangul | ^도라_전망대 |
| hanja | 都羅展望臺 |
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|image=Civil Dora Observatory.jpg |caption=Dora Observatory in 2018 |hangul=^도라_전망대 |hanja=都羅展望臺 Dora Observatory () is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora) in Paju, the observatory provides scenic views across the Demilitarized Zone. Visitors can see the North Korean territory through binoculars from the 304 square feet, 500-person capacity observatory. They are able to see the North Korean propaganda village situated in the DMZ, and can also see the city of Kaesong. The observatory is very close to the Third North Korean Infiltration Tunnel dug by North Koreans into the South. The Dorasan Station, also nearby, is designed to be the station that connects the railroads of the South and North one day in the future. In 2024 a new 3 storey Dora Observatory building was opened with an indoor amphitheatre, cafe and toilets, with the original building de-commissioned and no longer accessible to tour groups.
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