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The Juche Tower is situated on the east bank of the River Taedong, directly opposite Kim Il Sung Square on the west bank. It was built to commemorate Kim Il Sung 's 70th birthday . Although his son and successor Kim Jong Il is officially credited as its designer, [ 1 ] interviews with North Korean former officials contradict this assertion.
English: The Juche Tower and its accompanying monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. The torch at the top symbolizes Juche, while the three figures in the front represent the three classes in Korean society, as described by the Workers' Party of Korea: the industrial workers, the peasants, and the samuwon (intelligentsia and petite bourgeoisie).
The Tower of Juche Idea was completed in 1982 to commemorate Kim Il Sung's 70th birthday. The Juche Idea, the official state ideology, developed by the man himself, is a blend of Marxism-Leninism and Autarky. On display at the base of the tower are 82 plagues from worldwide supporters of the regime. Date: 25 September 2008, 13:43: Source
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.
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Some of North Korea's most recognisable landmarks are monuments, like the Juche Tower, the Arch of Triumph and the Mansu Hill Grand Monument. The first of them is a 170-meter (560 ft) granite spire symbolizing the Juche ideology.
In 1997, the Juche Era dating system, which begins with the birth of Kim Il Sung (April 15, 1912) as year 1, was introduced and replaced the Gregorian calendar. [44] [45] The year 2025 would thus correspond to Juche 114 (there is no year 0). July 8, 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death.