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In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed by the Korea News Service on April 16, 2012, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledges cheers during a mass military parade in Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, national founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION
Mayday stadium, Pyongyang
September 6, 2012
The birthplace of Kim Jong Il, the secret camp at Mt. Paektu.
At approximately 100 meters deep, the Pyongyang subway is one of the deepest systems in the world, along with the Moscow metro.
The common explanation for this design is that the system doubles as a bomb shelter, although Korean guides often deny this fact. The presence of heavy blast doors, combined with other similarities with other systems built in Communist countries, tend to validate the theory, though.
Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTOga-rTF4 for a six-stop ride on the Pyongyang Metro!
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STEP00061457809ACORRECTS TIMINGSEL53 - 20000615 - PYONGYANG, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE©S REPUBLIC OF KOREA : North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) and South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung join hands before signing a written agreement during a historic summit between the two countries in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang 14 June 2000. The rival nations will exchange long-term prisoners and let divided families meet, the leaders announced in a communique released early 15 June. EPA PHOTO KOREA POOL/YONHAP/-/cyk/fl
In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo Monday, April 1, 2013 by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation's top priorities. (AP Photo/KCNA via KNS) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION