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Korean architecture considers the positioning of the house in relation to its surroundings, with thought given to the land and seasons. The interior of the house is also planned accordingly. This principle is called baesanimsu (배산임수; 背山臨水), meaning that the ideal house is built with a mountain in the back and a river in the front.
In the year 2016, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests: one in January and the other in September. Additionally, the country conducted several missile tests. As consequence, the United Nations Security Council adopted three resolutions against North Korea. The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in May.
This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings in North Korea that stand at least 491 feet (150 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Mar 3: North Korea has finished construction of a new hydropower plant in North Hwanghae Province. [99] Mar 5: N.K. declares Malaysia's ambassador persona non grata and had ordered him to leave. [100] North Korean Unha-3 rocket at launch pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, from where the latest launch-test may have happened
About half of 40 staff members are from North Korea. Unlike the earlier Mansudae's projects abroad, this time North Korea is attempting to make money by complementary sales of tickets and art. As of April 2016 [update] the museum is projected to be completely handed over to Cambodians in twenty years, unless North Korean profits stay low, and ...
The anbang was the innermost room of the anchae, [6] and often placed further away from the main entrance of the house. [2] [7] The floor of the room was covered with laminate paper covered with bean oil (장판지마감), or a reed mat covering the soil floor of the ondol (heated floors).
Naenara (Korean: 내나라; lit. my country) [1] is the official web portal of the North Korean government. [3] It was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996. [4] The portal's categories include politics, tourism, music, foreign trade, arts, press, information technology, history, and "Korea is One". [5]
The Phanmun Pavilion is a North Korean building located in the northern part of the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom. Built in September 1969, the building functions as North Korea's equivalent to the House of Freedom which is located 80 meters to the south, on the South Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL).