Moranbong or Moran Hill (literally "PeonyHill", often "PeonyPeak") forms a park located in central

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 populat ...

, 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 Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

. Its summit is the location of the

Pyongyang TV Tower Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tower stands in Kaeson Park in Moranbong-guyok, north of Kim Il-sung Stadium. The tower br ...

. There are multiple monumental structures located on Moran Hill. They include the Arch of Triumph,

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� ...

, and

Kaeson Revolutionary Site Kaeson Revolutionary Site(개선혁명사적지) is a Revolutionary Site in Pyongyang. It marks the spot near Kim Il Sung Stadium where Kim Il-sung delivered his victory speech after the liberation of Korea on 14 October 1945, entitled " Every ...

. At the foot of the hill is the Jonsung Revolutionary Site, which conveys the "revolutionary achievements" of President

Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung (; , ; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of ...

and the Hungbu Revolutionary Site which is associated with the history of leader Kim Jong-il and includes trees bearing slogans written during the independence revolutionary struggle. Moranbong Park OSM

The area surrounding the hill is now a recreation area, including the

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

, the

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 ...

, an open-air theatre in the Youth Park, the Moran Restaurant, an afforestation exhibition and a small

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

. The

Okryu Restaurant 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 Pyongy ...

is also located nearby.

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''Jonsung Revolutionary Site'' picture album
at

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Moran Hill Moran Hill {{NorthKorea-geo-stub

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