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Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ...

, the capital of

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

. Many are unique as remnants of communist iconography and monumentalist and

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. Tourists are not allowed to move freely and the authorities control which sights visitors can access.

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* 18 September Nursery * Academy of Koryo Medicine * Althletics Gymnasium *

April 25 House of Culture The April 25 House of Culture is a theatre located in Pyongyang, North Korea. It was built in 1974–1975 to provide a venue for military education, and was originally called the February 8 House of Culture. It is located on Pipha Street in the M ...

* Arch of Reunification * Arch of Triumph * Basketball Gymnasium * Central Botanical Gardens * Central Youth Hall * Changgwang Health Complex *

Chilsongmun Ch'ilsŏng Gate () is the northern gate of the inner castle of the walled city of Pyongyang ( Pyongyang Castle). Located in the scenic Moranbong Park, the gate was originally built in the sixth century as an official Koguryo construction, althou ...

Chollima Statue The Chollima Statue () is a monument on in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument symbolizes the "Chollima speed" of the Chollima Movement. The legendary winged horse Chollima depicted by the monument is said to travel 1,000 ...

* Chongnyu Restaurant * Combat Sports Gymnasium *

East Pyongyang Grand Theatre The East Pyongyang Grand Theatre () is a 2,500-seat theatre located in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. It was the site of the 2008 concert by the New York Philharmonic, which was the first significant cultural visit to North Korea by the ...

East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

Grand People's Study House The Grand People's Study House is the central library located in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. The building is situated on Kim Il-sung Square by the banks of the Taedong River. Features The Study House was constructed in a traditiona ...

Handball Gymnasium Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

Indoor Swimming Pool Complex Indoor(s) may refer to: *the interior of a building *Indoor environment, in building science, traditionally includes the study of indoor thermal environment, indoor acoustic environment, indoor light environment, and indoor air quality *Built envi ...

International Cinema Hall The International Cinema Hall () is a cinema located in North Korea.Democratic People's Republic ...

* ''Juche'' Tower *

Kaeson Youth Park The Kaeson Youth Park ( ko, 개선청년공원) is an amusement park located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The park, located near the Kim Il Sung Stadium and in the west foot of Moran Hill was opened in 1984, the park was opened as part of the T ...

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Kim Chaek University of Technology Kim Chaek University of Technology is a university in North Korea, on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang. It is named after General Kim Chaek. The university's programs in nuclear reactors, nuclear electronics, nuclear fuel and nuclear ...

Kim Hyong Jik University of Education Kim Hyong Jik University of Education ( ko, 김형직사범대학) is a university in North Korea located in Tongdaewon-guyok, Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of t ...

Kim Il-sung Square __NOTOC__ Kim Il-sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, 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 ...

Kim Il-sung Stadium Kim Il-sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches. History Kim Il-sung Stadium was originally named the Girimri Stadium (기� ...

Kim Il-sung University Kim Il-sung University, founded on 1 October 1946, is the first university built in North Korea. It is located on a campus in Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Along with the main academic buildings, the campus contains 10 separate offices, 50 l ...

* Kim Song-ju Elementary School * Kim Won-gyun University of Music *

Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall The Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall () is a museum located in Pyongyang, North Korea. It opened in July 2013. It hosts the International Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Festivals, which is about Kimilsungia and the Kimjongilia, two flowe ...

Korea Central Zoo The Korea Central Zoo, also referred to as the Pyongyang Central Zoo, is the national zoo of North Korea. It is located near Taesŏngsan mountain in downtown Pyongyang. The zoo has over 5,000 wild animals, comprising a total of 650 species, an ...

* Korea Stamp Exhibition Hall *

Korea Stamp Museum The Korea Stamp Museum ( ko, 조선우표박물관) is a postal museum in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea. History The Korea Stamp Museum opened on April 9, 2012 as part of the centennial celebration of the birth of Kim Il-sung a ...

* Korean Art Gallery *

Korean Central History Museum The Korean Central History Museum( ko, 조선중앙력사박물관) is a museum located in Pyongyang, North Korea.) The museum is located at the north end of Kim Il-sung Square. It contains displays on Korean history from primitive society to the m ...

* Korean People's Army Circus * Korean People's Army Military Hardware Museum * Korean Revolution Museum * Kumrung Leisure Complex *

Kumsusan Palace of the Sun The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (), formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (), is a building near the northeast corner of the city of Pyongyang that serves as the mausoleum for Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, and for his son Kim Jong-il, bo ...

* Kwangbopsa * Mangyongdae Children's Palace * Mangyongdae Funfair * Mangyongdae Wading Pool *

Mangyongdae Mangyongdae () is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean propaganda claims Mangyongdae is the birthplace of North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, although in his memoirs he wrote that he had been born in the nearby n ...

Mansu Hill Grand Monument The Mansu Hill Grand Monument (Hangul, Chosŏn'gŭl: 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 o ...

Mansudae Art Studio The Mansudae Art Studio is an art studio in Pyeongcheon District, Pyongyang, North Korea. It was founded in 1959, and it is one of the largest centers of art production in the world, at an area of over 120,000 square meters. The studio employs ar ...

Mansudae Art Theatre The Mansudae Art Theatre () is a theatre located near the Grand People's Study House central library, in North Korea. It was completed in 1976. It is used as a venue for the Samjiyon Band. See also * List of theatres in North Korea * Mansuda ...

Mausoleum of Tangun The Mausoleum of Tangun is an ancient burial site in Kangdong near Pyongyang, North Korea. It is claimed by North Korea to be the tomb of Tangun, legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom. A pyramid was built on top of the grave in ...

* Meari Shooting Range *

Mirae Scientists Street Mirae Scientists Street (''Future Scientists Street'') is a street in a newly developed area in Pyongyang to house scientific institutions of the Kim Chaek University of Technology and their employees. The six-lane street, located between Pyong ...

* Mirim Riding Club *

Monument to Party Founding The Monument to Party Founding () is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument is rich in symbolism: its hammer, sickle and calligraphy brush symbolize the workers, farmers and intellectuals. It is 50 meters high to s ...

Moranbong Park Moranbong or Moran Hill (literally "PeonyHill", often "PeonyPeak") forms a park located in central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Its summit is the location of the Pyongyang TV Tower. There are multiple monumental structures located o ...

Moranbong Theatre The Moranbong Theatre is a theatre located in Moranbong, Pyongyang, North Korea.Democratic People's ...

Munsu Water Park Munsu Water Park ( ko, 문수물놀이장) is a state run water park located in the east of Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened to the public in November 2013. The park covers an area of with indoor and outdoor activities available all year r ...

* Okryu Children's Hospital *

Okryu-gwan Okryu-gwan or Okryu Restaurant is a restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, founded in 1960. South Korea analyst Andrei Lankov describes it as one of two restaurants, the other being Ch'ongryugwan, which have "defined the culinary life of Pyong ...

* Party Founding Museum * People's Palace of Culture * People's Theatre * Pothonggang Circus Theatre * Potongmun *

Pyongyang Bell The Pyongyang Bell is one of the National Treasures of North Korea. The current bell was cast between June and September 1726 during the Ri dynasty to replace an earlier one that was destroyed by fire in 1714. The bell was rung to announce invas ...

* Pyongyang Circus * Pyongyang Embroidery Institute * Pyongyang Gold Lane *

Pyongyang Grand Theatre The Pyongyang Grand Theatre is a theatre located in North Korea.Democratic People's Republic of Kor ...

* Pyongyang Indoor Stadium * Pyongyang Informatics Centre *

Pyongyang International Football School Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population ...

Pyongyang International House of Culture Pyongyang International House of Culture, also known as the Pyongyang International Cultural Center, is a cultural venue in the Central District, Pyongyang, Central District of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was opened on 2 April 19 ...

Pyongyang Maternity Hospital The Pyongyang Maternity Hospital () is a maternity and teaching hospital in Pyongyang. Nurses and midwives are educated in the hospital for work outside the North Korean capital. There is a neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital. In additi ...

Pyongyang Metro The Pyongyang Metro () is the rapid transit system in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. It consists of two lines: the Chollima Line, which runs north from Puhŭng Station on the banks of the Taedong River to Pulgŭnbyŏl Station, and the Hyŏksi ...

* Pyongyang Ostrich Farm *

Pyongyang Peoples Outdoor Ice Rink The Pyongyang Peoples Outdoor Ice Rink (인민야외빙상장) is a new ice rink in Pyongyang. Despite the official name, the building is covered. Tongil Newsbr> 한 여름 평양, 최고 명소는 '인민야외빙상장'/ref> It is larger than the ...

* Pyongyang Skatepark *

Pyongyang Students and Children's Palace Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population ...

* Railway Revolution Museum *

Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery () is a cemetery and memorial to the North Korean soldiers fighting for freedom and independence against Japanese rule. It is located near the top of Mount Taesong (Taesongsan) in the Taesong-guyŏk ...

Rungra People's Pleasure Ground The Rungra People's Pleasure Ground is an amusement park located in Rungra Island, Pyongyang, North Korea. It was opened in 2012 in a ceremony with Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. It has a dolphinarium, swimming pool, arcade, mini golf co ...

* Rungra Waterpark *

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium occupying an area of on Rungra Island, Pyongyang, North Korea. It opened on 1 May 1989, with its first major event being the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students. It is the sec ...

* Ryongak Mountain *

Ryongwang Pavilion Ryongwang Pavilion is a scenic overlook located in the central district of Pyongyang, North Korea. Located on the bank of the Taedong River, the pavilion was first constructed during the Goguryeo dynasty as "Sansu Pavilion", and was part of the de ...

* Sosan Stadium * State Gift Hall * Table-Tennis Gymnasium * Taedongmun * Taekwon-Do Hall *

Taesong Fortress The Taesong Fortress () is an historical structure located in the relocated capital of Koguryo, presently in the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It has been dated to the 3rd-5th centuries, during the Koguryo period. The walls of the fortress ha ...

* Taesongsan Pleasure Ground *

Three Revolutions Exhibition The Three Revolutions Exhibition ( ko, 3대혁명전시관) is a museum located in North Korea. The exhibition primarily showcases the three revolutions of Kim Il-sung: ideological, technical, and cultural. It is in the Ryonmot-dong area, and its ...

Tomb of King Tongmyŏng The Tomb of King Dongmyeong, also known as the Tomb of King Tongmyŏng, is a mausoleum located in near Ryongsan Village, Ryokpo-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. One of the tombs is the royal tomb of Dongmyeong (58–19 BC), the founder of the ancien ...

* Ulmil Pavilion * *

Victorious War Museum The Victorious War Museum, or the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, is a history/military museum dedicated to the Korean War located in the North Korean capital-city of Pyongyang. The museum was first set up in August 1953 and built in ...

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