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.
curÂ·tain. n. 1. A piece of fabric or other material that hangs in a window or open space as a decoration, shade, screen, or divider. 2. Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, divider, or barrier: the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire. 3.