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 on Moran Hill. They include the
Arch of Triumph,
Kim Il-sung Stadium, and
Kaeson Revolutionary Site. At the foot of the hill is the
Jonsung Revolutionary Site, which conveys the "revolutionary achievements" of President
Kim Il-sung and the
Hungbu Revolutionary Site which is associated with the history of leader
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
and includes trees bearing slogans written during the independence revolutionary struggle.
The area surrounding the hill is now a recreation area, including the
Moranbong Theatre, 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 Tri ...
, an open-air theatre in the Youth Park, the
Moran Restaurant
Moran may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Moran Bluff, Marie Byrd Land
* Moran Buttress, Marie Byrd Land
* Moran Glacier, Alexander Island
Asia
* Moran Town, Assam, India
* Moran, Israel, a kibbutz
* Moran Hill, North Korea
* Moran Station, a sta ...
, an afforestation exhibition and a small
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.
See also
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Pyongyang Castle
Pyongyang Castle is one of the National Treasures of North Korea.
The castle was attacked by Geunchogo of Baekje in 375.
In 427, Jangsu of Goguryeo transferred the Goguryeo capital from Gungnae Fortress (present-day Ji'an on the China-North K ...
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Moranbong Band
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Moranbong Sports Club
References
External links
''Jonsung Revolutionary Site'' picture albumat
Naenara
Moran Hill
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 ...
Moran Hill
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 ...
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