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Pyongyang [a] (Korean: 평양; Hancha: 平壤) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (혁명의 수도). [8] Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea.
Ryonghung-Dong Apartment (Korean: 룡흥동 아파트) is a high-rise residential skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Built in 2010, the tower stands at 150 meters (490 ft) tall by antenna spire and is divided into 35 floors. [1] It resembles the 1970s and 1980s totalitarian architecture style very widespread and common in North Korea. [2] [3]
Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, [1] and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung.The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master plan for reconstructing the capital after the destruction of the Korean War. [1]
The residence is located in Ryongsong District in northern Pyongyang, [4] around 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Kim Il Sung Square. The size of the whole leadership complex is around 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi). [5] According to Kim Jong Il's former bodyguard Lee Young Guk, there are at least eight North Korean leaders' residences outside Pyongyang. [6]
The Ryugyong Hotel is 330 m (1,080 ft) tall, [7] making it the most prominent feature of Pyongyang's skyline and the tallest building in North Korea. [8] Construction of the Ryugyong Hotel was intended to be completed in time for the 80th birthday of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President Kim Il Sung in 1992; [ 9 ] if ...
Juche Tower, Chollima Statue, Arch of Triumph, Pyongyang Metro There are many tourist attractions in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Many are unique as remnants of communist iconography and monumentalist and brutalist architecture. Tourists are not allowed to move freely and the authorities control which sights visitors can access. List 18 September Nursery Academy of Koryo Medicine ...
The Pyongyang Secretariat Housing (Korean: 평양 사무국 아파트) is a high-rise residential skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Built in 1987, the tower stands at 133.2 meters (437 ft) tall and is divided into 40 floors. The tower resembles the 1970s and 1980s totalitarian architecture style very widespread and common in North Korea. [1 ...
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