The project was carried out in consultation with military experts while collecting a wide range of exhibition items from at home and abroad.

Upon the completion of the interior, the memorial opened officially on June 10, 1994, and became the largest landmark of its kind in the world.

[citation needed] Located on the old site of Army Headquarters, the War Memorial of Korea has three above-ground floors of exhibits.

The plaza in the museum compound has an artificial waterfall, and around it are widespread rest areas so that visitors can picnic while enjoying the pleasant landscape.

[3] The exhibitions show weapons and equipment from prehistoric times to the modern period,[4] as well as depictions of notable military and militant figures.