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The Arch of Reunification, officially the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification, [1] was a sculptural arch located south of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was opened in August 2001 to commemorate Korean reunification proposals put forward by Kim Il Sung .
The Mansu Hill Grand Monument (Korean: 만수대대기념비; Hanja: 萬壽臺大紀念碑) is a complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea.There are 229 figures in all, commemorating the history of the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people, and especially their leaders.
Satellite imagery of Pyongyang on Tuesday showed that the monument, an arch symbolizing hopes for Korean reunification which was completed after a landmark inter-Korea summit in 2000, was no ...
Inscribed in the arch is the revolutionary hymn "Song of General Kim Il Sung", and the year 1925, when North Korean history states that Kim set out on the journey for national liberation of the country from Japanese rule. [3] Also depicted on the arch is the year 1945, when Korea was liberated.
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong: Kaesong: 1278rev; Cultural: (ii)(iii) 2013 Located in the southern part of North Korea, former capital Kaesong has 12 monuments and sites which date back to the 10th and 14th centuries, during the Goryeo dynasty. They include palaces, institutional buildings, graveyards, defense walls and gates, an ...
Monumental columns in North Korea (1 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in North Korea" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
At the assembly, Kim ordered his country to remove past symbols of inter-Korean reconciliation, including a cross-border railway section and a unification monument in Pyongyang he described as an ...
The Monument to Party Founding (Korean: 당창건기념탑; MR: Tangch'anggŏnkinyŏmt'ap) is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument is rich in symbolism: its hammer, sickle and calligraphy brush symbolize the workers, farmers and intellectuals .