A double-sided adhesive element for a plasma display apparatus having a structure that allows easy separation of a chassis base from a plasma display panel, and a plasma display apparatus having the double-sided adhesive element are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display apparatus includes a double-sided adhesive element interposed between the plasma display panel and the chassis base, and one surface of which is attached to the plasma display panel and the other surface of which is attached to the chassis base, wherein the double-sided adhesive element includes a first adhesion layer bonded on one side thereof to be bonded to the plasma display panel, a second adhesion layer bonded on the other side thereof to be bonded to the chassis base, and a base material layer interposed between the first adhesion layer and the second adhesion layer, the base material layer having a lower shear stress than the first adhesion layer and the second adhesion layer.