within the jsa are a number of u.n. buildings called conference row these are used for direct talks between the two koreas. facing the un buildings is dprk's panmungak () and rok's freedom house. in 1994, north korea enlarged panmungak by adding a third floor. in 1998, south korea built a new freedom house for its red cross staff and to possibly host reunions of families separated by the korean war. the new building incorporated the old freedom house pagoda within its design.