The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, usually known as North Korea, is a state that occupies the northern half of the Korean peninsula. North Korea is a new state, founded in 1948 as a result of the postcolonial settlement handed down by the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR).
Curtain wall may refer to: 1  Curtain wall (architecture), the outer skin of a modern building. 2  Curtain wall (fortification), the outer wall of a castle or defensive wall between two bastions. 3  Curtain wall (construction), dust barriers for construction.
A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or water in the case of a shower curtain. A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theater that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.