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평양 모란봉극장.
One of the first public buildings erected after Korea's liberation, it was destroyed during the Korean War and rebuilt in 1954. It was demolished again and rebuilt as a faithful copy of the original exterior but with a modernized interior in 2005.
The theatre occupies the site of the former Shinto shrine of Pyongyang (平壤神社) built by the Japanese colonial government. The stairs in front of the theatre originally lead to the Shinto shrine. In the last years of the colonial period, Shinto worship was forced on Koreans as well. After liberation, all Shinto shrines in Korea were set on fire.
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Many of the main intersections now have modern automatic traffic lights, leaving the traffic cops with little to do, but they seem to be able to over-ride the automatic system, presumably to clear the route for important cars.
With no need for on-street parking in a city with few cars, tram lines can be at the edge of the wide boulevards.
서평양역.
In North Korea, every railway station is decorated with slogans and a portrait of the late President Kim Il Sung. The immaculate condition of the portrait contrasts sharply with the shabbyness and desolation of the buildings, thus illustrating the absurdity of the personality cult. The warm colours at sunset on a November afternoon add to the unreal atmosphere.
Our twice-wekly Illyushin II-62 from Beijing lands at Pyongyang International. Lacking navigational equipment, we avoided open water and instead followed the coast of the West Sea. Most of these old Soviet jets crashed in Africa years ago, but ours was a trusty steed. Flying business class put us closer to the cockpit, where the crew smoked the whole way. The Pyongyang runway, lacking landing lights and surrounded by an electric fence, was barely wider than the Illyushin's wingspan. Cattle wandered loose in the landing area.
From comtourist.com/pyongyang-monuments
The Arc of Triumph was erected in 1982 to honor and glorify President Kim Il Sung's role in the resistance Japan from 1925 to 1945. Pyongyang's Arc is modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It is the largest arch in the world, and was deliberately built to be larger than the one in Paris like Ceausescu's Unirii Blvd. in Bucharest that had to be wider then the Champs Elysee. Inscribed in the Arch is the "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 and the year 1945, the end of World War II, which ended the Japanese occupation. The Arc of Triumph is sited on the foot of Moran Hill opposite the Kim Il Sung Stadium.
Reuben's North Korea Trip 2014
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April 2012 trip to DPRK, North Korea for the 100th year birthday celebrations for Kim Il Sung - check out my North Korea blog at americaninnorthkorea.com/
First time foreign amateur runners and Americans were allowed to participate in the Pyongyang Marathon, an IAAF bronze level race.
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