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DPRK: Visitor's View of North Korea
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DPRK: Visitor's View of North Korea

Photos
16
Status
Public
Created
May 24, 2013
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
Categories
Architecture Documentary

Photos (16)

West Pyongyang view. © Maxime Delvaux
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Kim Il Sung Square. This is Pyongyang's most important square and a common gathering place for rallies, dances and military parades. The white dots on the ground are positioning marks. © Maxime Delvaux
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Street in Pyongyang displaying the teachings of Kim Il Sung. © Maxime Delvaux
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Entrance door of the demilitarized zone in the former village of Panmunjom where the armistice of the Korean war was signed between Korea and the United nations. The mosaic symbolizes North Korea's will of reunification. © Maxime Delvaux
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Pyongyang's ice rink. © Maxime Delvaux
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Mansudae Grand Monument with Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il's 20 meters tall statues in front of the sacred Mount Paektu's 70 meter long mosaic. © Maxime Delvaux
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The Juche tower on the Taedong river represents the ideology developed by Kim Il Sung. It was designed by Kim Jong Il for his father's 70th birthday. Each of its 25 500 white granite blocks represents a day of his life until that day. © Maxime Delvaux
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Songdowon International Children's Union Camp's lecture hall. © Maxime Delvaux
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Grand People Study House entrance hall. This is Pyongyang's central library that was built to celebrate leader Kim Il-Sung's 70th birthday. It has a total floor space of 100,000 square meters and 600 rooms. © Maxime Delvaux
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World map mosaic in International Children's Union Camp. The North Korean maps are always represented unified to symbolize the will of reunification. © Maxime Delvaux
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Kim Il Sung's birth house in Mangyongdae-Guyok which considered North Korea's most sacred place. © Maxime Delvaux
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Pyongyang's Arch of triumph. It was built to honor and glorify president Kim Il Sung's role in the military resistance against Japan between 1925 and 1945. It is the world's tallest arch of triumph. © Maxime Delvaux
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Shop selling local products in a cooperative farm close to Hamhung. © Maxime Delvaux
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Ulim Waterfall, the 2001 sign was made in memory of Kim Jong Il's visit at that time and was sculpted to recreate his handwriting. © Maxime Delvaux
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Pyongyang's indoor stadium which is used for large political meetings and sporting events. © Maxime Delvaux
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The Ryugyong Hotel with a height of 330 meters, is by far the largest structure in North Korea. The construction began in 1987 and is still ongoing. © Maxime Delvaux
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