Monumental Edifices

Museums

    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…
    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,…
    May 31, 2020

    National Gift Exhibition House

    It is located on the outskirts of Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang. Displayed in the house are the gifts presented to President…
    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…
    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,…

    Educational Establishments

      July 17, 2022

      Pyongyang International Football School

      Pyongyang International Football School opened on May 31. A modern base for the training of young football players built in…
      July 3, 2022

      Changdok School

      The school is located in Chilgol-Dong No.1, Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang. It has three school buildings. Building No.1 has 27 classrooms…
      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…
      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…
      June 9, 2020

      Kim Won Gyun University of Music

      It stands on the picturesque bank of the Taedong River in Munsu Street.  Founded in March Juche 38 (1949) as…
      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

      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…
      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…
      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…
      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…

      Service Facilities

        July 8, 2020

        Ryonggang Hot Spa House

        It is situated in the midwestern part of Korea. It is famous for treating hypertension, arthritis, neuralgia, aftereffects of surgical…
        July 14, 2020

        Changgwang Health Complex

        It is a comprehensive public service facility located in Central District, Pyongyang. It has various types of bathrooms, hair and…
        June 20, 2020

        Sosan Hotel

        It stands opposite Ryanggang Hotel. As it is located near the Sports Village in Chongchun Street, it is frequented mainly…

        Festival & Events

          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

          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

          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…
          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

          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…

          Cultural & Art Establishments

            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

            Mansudae Art Studio

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

            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

            People’s Palace of Culture

            It stands on the picturesque bank of the Pothong River. As a building of the traditional Korean architecture with a…
            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

            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

            Central Youth Hall

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

            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 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…

            Historical Relics in Pyongyang

              Pothong Gate

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

              Mausoleum of King Tongmyong

               It stands in Ryongsan-ri of Ryokpho Distirct, 25 km away from the centre of Pyongyang. It is the tomb of…

              Chilsong Gate

              It stands just beside the Moranbong Theatre with a road in between. It was built in the mid-6th century as…

              Pyongyang Bell

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

              Kwangbop Temple

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

              South Gate of Fort on Mt. Taesong

              It stands in the centre of the Taesongsan Pleasure Ground. It was used as the front gate to the Fort…

              Taedong Gate

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

              Hyonmu Gate

              The Hyonmu Gate, the northern gate of the northern fort of the Walled City of Pyongyang, still remains on picturesque…

              Parks & Pleasure Grounds

                June 15, 2020

                Natural History Museum

                The Natural History Museum is a place for providing the masses with a correct understanding and wide range of knowledge…
                June 15, 2020

                Taesongsan Funfair

                It is located at the foot of Mt. Taesong, a famous mountain in Pyongyang. It was opened in October Juche…
                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…
                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…
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