Monumental Edifices

Museums

    June 1, 2020

    Three-revolution Exhibition House

    Situated in Ryonmot-dong, Sosong District, it shows the achievements made by the Korean people in carrying on the three revolutions,…
    June 1, 2020

    Party Founding Museum

    While working here right after liberation, President Kim Il Sung founded the Workers’ Party of Korea and led the Korean…
    May 31, 2020

    Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum

    It was opened in August Juche42 (1953). It comprises a main building, a large-sized panorama hall showing the Taejon liberation…
    June 1, 2020

    Korean Art Gallery

    The Korean Art Gallery facing Kim Il Sung Square in downtown Pyongyang is a four-storey building with a total floor…
    May 31, 2020

    Korean Revolution Museum

    The Korean Revolution Museum opened in August Juche 37 (1948). Greeting the 60th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung [April 15,…
    June 1, 2020

    Korean Central History Museum

    Located beside Kim Il Sung Square, it was opened in December Juche 34(1945). Displayed in the museum are thousands of pieces of…

    Educational Establishments

      June 4, 2020

      Kim Chaek University of Technology

      Founded in September Juche 37 (1948), the university is a centre of bringing up technical think-tank of the country. It…
      June 4, 2020

      Kim Il Sung University

      Founded in October Juche 35 (1946), the university is a centre of training national cadres and the highest institute of…
      June 9, 2020

      Pyongyang Secondary School No. 1

      It stands on the bank of the Pothong River in Sinwon-dong, Pothonggang District. Founded on September 1, Juche 43 (1954)…
      June 9, 2020

      Mangyongdae Schoolchildren’s Palace

      Located in Kwangbok Street, it is a base for after-school education of the students. It can accommodate more than five…
      July 3, 2022

      Kang Pan Sok Revolutionary School

      Chilgol in Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang is the native place of Kang Pan Sok (1892-1932), President Kim Il Sung’s mother, who…
      July 15, 2020

      The Sci-Tech Complex

      There is the Sci-Tech Complex on Ssuk Island in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It…
      June 9, 2020

      Pyongyang Students and Children’s Palace

      The palace, erected in September Juche 52 (1963), is a ten-storey building. It has 200 different research and activity rooms…
      June 9, 2020

      Changgwang Kindergarten

      It is a weekly care centre in Changgwang-dong, Central District, Pyongyang. Inaugurated on September 1, Juche 71 (1982), the kindergarten…
      July 3, 2022

      Kim Jong Suk Nursery

      This nursery was set up in February 1948 at the initiative of Kim Jong Suk, an anti-Japanese war heroine, for…
      June 9, 2020

      Grand People’s Study House

      It was opened in April Juche71(1982) on the occasion of the 70th birthday of President Kim Il Sung. It stands as…

      Service Facilities

        June 21, 2020

        Changgwang Restaurant Street

        The Changgwang Restaurant Street in central Pyongyang is a chain of over 10 restaurants, where uncurdled bean curd, entrails soup,…
        July 12, 2020

        Taesong Exports Exhibition Hall

        Located in Pothonggang District of Pyongyang, it sells various kinds of souvenirs and specialities, including jewellery, gold and silver works,…
        July 8, 2020

        Kumgangsan Spa

        It is a slightly radioactive radon spa rich in radium, mineral and silica. It is effective for the treatment of…

        Festival & Events

          July 10, 2020

          Pyongyang International Film Festival

          It has been held every two years since its first opening in September Juche 76 (1987). It is a large-scale…
          July 10, 2020

          Korean Stamp Exhibitions Open

          The exhibition is held in the Korea Stamp Museum in Pyongyang on major commemoration days. Displayed there are thousand kinds…
          July 10, 2020

          Pyongyang International Trade Fair

          In every spring and autumn the fair is held in the Three-Revolution Exhibition House. The exhibitors are companies from the…
          July 10, 2020

          April Spring Friendship Art Festival

          It is a biennial event held on the occasion of the Day of the Sun. The first festival was held…
          July 10, 2020

          Synchronized Swimming Demonstration

          The demonstration is held at Changgwang Health Complex on major commemoration days, drawing the attention of experts and amateurs.
          July 10, 2020

          Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival

          It is held every year on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star at the Ice Rink, in…

          Cultural & Art Establishments

            June 9, 2020

            East Pyongyang Grand Theatre

            Located in Munsu Street in East Pyongyang, it was opened in May Juche 78 (1989). Renovated magnificently in Juche 96…
            June 9, 2020

            Central Youth Hall

            This hall, inaugurated in 1989, stands side by side with the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in the Munsu Street, Pyongyang.…
            June 10, 2020

            Pyongyang Embroidery Institute

            Founded on May 9, Juche 36 (1947), it is a centre of creation and dissemination to further develop the traditional…
            June 9, 2020

            Pyongyang International Cinema House

            It is situated on Yanggak Islet in the Taedong River running through downtown Pyongyang. Inaugurated in May Juche 78 (1989),…
            June 9, 2020

            Pyongyang Circus Theatre

            The circus, built in Kwangbok Street with original form and content, covers a total floor space of 54 000 m².…
            June 9, 2020

            Moranbong Theatre

            It stands at the southern foot of Moran Hill. As a lovely garden of Pyongyang, the hill is referred to…
            June 9, 2020

            People’s Theatre

            The People’s Theatre in Changjon Street of Pyongyang gave an opening performance to mark the centenary of the birth of…
            June 9, 2020

            Korean Film Studio

            The Korean Film Studio, founded in 1947, is located in Hyongjesan District, Pyongyang. The studio has, in addition to a…
            June 9, 2020

            Mansudae Art Theatre

            Its total floor space is 60 000 m². In view of architectural formation, the theatre was built to properly represent…
            June 9, 2020

            Pyongyang Grand Theatre

            It stands between Sungni Street and Yonggwang Street on the bank of the Taedong River. Inaugurated in August Juche 49…
            June 9, 2020

            April 25 House of Culture

            Located at Ryonghung Crossroads in Pyongyang, it was inaugurated in October Juche 64 (1975). It covers an area of over…
            June 9, 2020

            Mansudae Art Studio

            Founded in 1959, the Mansudae Art Studio is a hub for creating works of fine arts. It has produced fine…

            Historical Relics in Pyongyang

              Choesung Pavilion

              The Choesung Pavilion is situated in the highest place (95m) on Moran Hill.  In old days, people called the place…

              Pothong Gate

              The Pothong Gate in Pothongmun-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, is preserved as a historical relic showing the fine architectural skills of…

              Sungnyong Temple

              The Sungnyong Temple is located in Central District, Pyongyang, side by side with the Sungin Temple, built in the later…

              Pyongyang Bell

              It is a historical relic preserved in the belfry beside the Taedong Gate. It was cast during the period of…

              Fort on Mt. Taesong

              It was built between the 3rd and 5th century by linking six peaks of Mt. Taesong. As one of the…

              Ulmil Pavilion

              The pavilion stands on the centre of Moran Hill. It was built in the mid-6th century as the northern command…

              Kwangbop Temple

              It stands 4 km northeast of the Central Zoo. It is said that the temple was built in 392 by…

              Taedong Gate

              Standing in Taedongmun-dong of Central District, Pyongyang, it is one of typical gates of Korea in the middle ages. It…

              Parks & Pleasure Grounds

                June 15, 2020

                Kaeson Youth Park

                It is a comprehensive cultural recreation ground at the foot of picturesque Moran Hill. It was inaugurated in July Juche73…
                June 15, 2020

                Rungna People’s Recreation Ground

                It was built on Rungna Islet in the Taedong River in Juche101 (2012). It is uniquely furnished with up-to-date cultural…
                June 15, 2020

                Moran Hill

                Standing in the heart of Pyongyang, it is called a “garden in the capital” and one of the “eight scenic…
                June 15, 2020

                Munsu Water Park

                It was inaugurated in October Juche102 (2013). Its total floor space covers 109 000 m². It is fully furnished with…
                June 15, 2020

                Central Zoo

                The Central Zoo, the biggest of its kind in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, was built at the western…
                June 15, 2020

                Mangyondae Funfair

                It was built in Juche 72 (1983) as the largest, comprehensive funfair in the country. The Mangyondae Funfair with an…
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