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The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (or Mangyongdae School Children's Palace) in Pyongyang is a public facility managed by Korean Youth Corps in North Korea where pioneer members can engage in extra-curricular activities, such as learning music, foreign languages, computing skills and sports. It was established on 2 May 1989 and it is situated in , in the north of Mangyongdae-guyok. It is the largest of the palaces in North Korea dedicated to children's after-school activities. In front of the Children's Palace there are a grand sculpture group and two enormous fountains, rising 90 and 100 metres. The Mangyongdae Children's Palace has 120 rooms, a swimming pool, a gymnasium and a 2,000-seat theatre. The Mangyongdae Children's Palace is not to be confused with the situated in the north of the Kim Il-sung Square and founded in 1963.


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* Mangyongdae-guyok * Education in North Korea *
Children's Palace (China) The Children's Palace (in ) is a public facility in China where children engage in extra-curricular activities. History and activity The Pioneer movement and Pioneers Palace of the Soviet Union which began in 1930 spread to other Socialist countr ...


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Steps for Cultural Diplomacy by Kim Laskowski
at Juilliard.edu
''Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace'' picture album
at Naenara Pioneer movement Education in Pyongyang Child-related organizations in North Korea Educational institutions established in 1989 1989 establishments in North Korea {{NorthKorea-school-stub