| Visual Index of Pyongyang Sites (Site name and description) | |||
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105 Building (late 20th century) A bleak, unfinished hotel. |
Children's Palace (late 20th century) An elite school for North Korean children. |
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D.P.R.K. Monuments (various ages) A sampling of monumental statues in the city. |
Grand People's Study House (1982) A 600 room library. |
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Juche Tower (1982) A 150-meter tower commemorating North Korea's Juche philosophy. |
Kim Il-sung Square (late 20th century) The North Korean equivalent of China's Tiananmen square. |
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Mangyongdae House (early 20th century) The birthplace of Kim Il-sung. |
May Day (Rungnangdo) Stadium (late 20th century) An 150,000 seat stadium. The site of mass rallies. |
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Moranbong Hill (ageunknown) A park with traditional pavilions. |
Potong Gate (rebuilt 1473, then 1955) A historic gate destroyed and then rebuilt after the Korean War. |
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Pyongyang Station (mid 20th-century) Pyongyang's chief rail station. |
Pyongyang Streets (late 20th century) Some random views of Pyongyang Streets. |
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Subway Architecture (late 20th century) A subway network 150 meters below the surface. |
Taedong Gate (ageunknown) Another historic gate. |
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Triumphal Arch (1982) North Korea's answer to the one in France. |
War Cemetery (1975) Honors over a hundred revolutionaries who died fighting against the Japanese occupation forces. |
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Bibliography:
Chong, Bong-uk (editor). A Handbook on North Korea.
Naewoe Press, 1998. Seoul
Le Corbusier. Towards a New Architecture
Dover Publications, 1923 (reprinted 1986). New York
Pyongyang Review (no authors listed)
Foreign Language Publishing House, 1988. Pyongyang
