Monument to Party Founding (Pyongyang)

Korea (North) / Pyongyang / Pyongyang / ул. Мунсу
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Located directly opposite to the line of sight in the statue of President Kim il Sung on Munsu Hill. Erected for the golden jubilee (50 years) of the KWP founding by Kim il Sung in October 1996, the tower measures 50 metres (around 160 feet) in height and its three components are a hammer, sickle and writing brush which represent the worker, the peasant and the intellectual. The writing brush is Korea's addition to the traditional Communist symbols of the hammer and sickle; it represents the samuwon class of intellectuals and professionals. Surrounding the tower structure is a kind of stone belt, which has a diameter of 50 meters. It represents a circle of Korean unity. The granite platform for the monument measures 70 metres (around 230 feet) which mark the 70th Anniversary of the DIU (Down with Imperialism Union), a precursor to the KWP, founded in 1926. It was designed to face Kim il Sung's statue on Mansu Hill, although the under-construction (April 2020) Pyongyang General Hospital will block this view once completed.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Party_Founding
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Coordinates:   39°1'40"N   125°46'35"E

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