Mirae Scientists Street (''Future Scientists Street'') is a street in a newly developed area in

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 ...

to house scientific institutions of the

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 ...

and their employees. The six-lane street, located between Pyongyang Railway station and the

Taedong river The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthening ...

, is lined by high rise apartments. The area was formally opened on November 3, 2015. The tallest building is the 53-story blue

Mirae Unha Tower Mirae Scientists Street Unha Tower ( ko, 미래과학자거리 레지던스 은하 타워) or Galaxy Tower is a futuristic 53-story building in Pyongyang. It is the tallest of the towers on Mirae Scientists Street, and is considered to be the mos ...

. The street is designed to emphasize

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...

's focus on science and technology, built around the regime's nuclear weapons development. Mirae Scientists Street was reportedly the first location where the

Mirae public WiFi network Mirae (In Korean, Future) may refer to : *Daegu Mirae College, a private college located in Gyeongsan City, South Korea * Mirae Asset, a securities and insurance company, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea *''Mirae caritatis ''Mirae caritatis' ...

was installed.

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