Mansudae Grand Monument The grand monument artistically show the whole course of the glorious Korean revolution led by President Kim II Sung and his immortal exploits. The monument stands on Mansu Hill. It consists of a bronze statue of President Kim II Sung at the centre and gigantic .sculptural groups entitled "The period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle" and "The period of the socialist revolution and socialist construction" on both sides of the bronze statue. The groups are each 22.5 metres high.
The bronze statue shows the majestic figure of President Kim II Sung leading the Korean people along the road of victory and glory, happiness and prosperity.
Behind the bronze statue is a mosaic mural of Mt. Paektu on the wall of the Korean Revolution Museum, symbolizing the origin of the revolutionary cause of Juche, which started in the forests of Mt. Paektu and the revolutionary traditions. The period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle shows that President Kim II Sung led the arduous anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle to liberate the country and established the glorious revolutionary traditions of the WPK. The group consists of 120 figures.
"The period of the socialist revolution and socialist construction" represents the immortal exploits of President Kim II Sung who had led the Korean people to build people-ce'ntered Korean socialism and led the struggle for national reunification and the victory of the world revolution. The group consists of 109 figures.
The sculptural groups are five metres high on an average.
At the end of "The period of the socialist revolution and socialist construction" there is a six-man group showing the vitality of President Kim II Sung's idea on the world revolution and the strategy of the anti-imperialist, anti-US struggle.

Mangyongdae or a place with 10,000 views, is situated a little over 10 km southwest of downtown Pyongyang. It was so named because its verdant Mangyong Hill (45 m above sea level) overhanging the famous Taedong River affords a breathtaking panorama of 10,000 views.

This traditional scenic wonder leapt to potentially foremost significance in the national consciousness on April 15, 1912 when President Kim Il Sung was born at a plain thatched-roof cottage here, against a backdrop of Korea's national disaster in the colonial thrall of Japan.

The statue symbolizes the heroic mettle and indomitable spirit of the.Korean people who made ceaseLess innovations and advances at the speed of the legendary winged horse Chollima, during the great Chol/illlll upsurge movement after the Korean war.
The legendary winged horse that is said to cover a 400 km in a day. The"lOtal height of the statue is 46 metres, of which the sculpture is 14 metres high and is 16 metres long. The pedestal is made up of more than 2,500 pieces of granite of over 360 different sizes. The statue was unveiled on April 15, Juche 50 (1961) on the occasion of the 49th birthday of President Kim II Sung.

It is the national assembly hall of the DPRK, which is located on Mansu Hill.
The assembly hall which has a 2,000-seat plenary meeting haIl, small meeting halls, rooms for interviews, lounges, drawing rooms and a room for signing ceremonies covers a total floor space of 45,000 square metres. Some 50,000 square metres of faced granite and marble were used for the decoration of its walls, pillars and lobby. The Mansudae Assembly Hall was completed in Juche 73 (1984).

The tower is a grand monument built to eulogize forever the immortal feats of President Kim II Sung who authored the Juche Idea, the-guiding idea representing the era of independence, and ensured its victory. A tower of well-dressed white granite, it was designed in Korea's unique traditional fashion of stone tower construction. The body of lSD-metre tall tower is crowned with a 20-metre high torch. The Tower of the Juche Idea consists of a torch. a tower body, a trio sculptural group, subsidiary group sculptures, pavilions and large fountains. [t is the highest slone tower known in the world. The facade of the pedestal has a panel inscribed with a paean and in front of the tower there is a trio group of a worker. a peasant and a working intellectual holding high the emblem of the WPK. The wall of the niche at the back of the pedestal is adorned with marble, gem stones and other choice stones sent by heads of states, political and public figures, academic research organizations and friendship organizations in over 80 countries. The stones are engraved in their own languages. The subsidiary granite groups on both sides of the tower depict "luche Industry", "Bumper Harvest", "The Land of Learning". "Longevity", "1 uche-oriented Art" and "Impregnable Fortress". Seen in the midstream of the River Taedong are two large fountains, which rise to a height of 150 metres. A high-speed lift carries guests up to the ISO-metre-high of the tower lO feast their eyes on a general view of the city.

The monument was built to perpelUate the proud history of Workers' Party of Korea, which has traversed the road of victory and glory. The monument, covering an area of 250,000 ~quare metres, has three 50-metre high towers in the shape of a hammer. a sickle and a writing brush symbolic of the workers. peasants and intellectual,s representing the composition of the WPK. It has a large round belt struclUre showing the single-hearted unity of the leader, Party and people with the slogan reading "Long live the Workers' Party of Korea, organizer and guide to all victories of the Ko.-ean people! " Written in relief, and a foundation symbolizing the long history of the WPK, which grew. with the Down-with-Imperialism Union as its roots. The diameter of the round belt is 50 metres and that of the foundation 70 melres. The monument was unveiled on October 10, luche 84 (1995) on the 50th anniversary of the WPK.

This is the largest stadium in Korea with a seating capacity of 150,000 and a total floor space of 207. 275 square meters. It reminds one of a white parachute. The area of the pitch in the stadium is over 25,000 square metres. The stadium has more than 80 exits, which ensure the entry and exit of 150,000 spectators in 15 minutes.

The river belongs to one of the five longest rivers of Korea flowing southwest through Pyongyang, dividing the city into east and west and emptying itself into the West Sea of Korea. It is 450.3 kilometers long. The sceneries along the river are beautiful as a whole but the view in the downstream is most fantastic. During the Koguryo dynasty the river was called "Phaesu" meaning a river of the capital or "Wangsong, River" meaning a river of royal fortress, and since the Koryo dynasty it was renamed River Taedong as more than 600 .rivers and streams flow into it. The water of the river was crystal-clear and blue, hence another name of the river, Oknyu (clear stream) or Chongnyu (blue stream)
in the past and the water was used as drinking water. The bank revetment project of the river was completed ]n Juche 47 (1958) and the construction of the Oknyu Restaurant, the Tower of the Juche Idea and modern streets on both sides of the river has brought about complete changes in the sceneries along the river.
Before Korea's liberation there was the Taedong Bridge alone, but after liberation Oknyu, Rungna, Chongnyu, Yanggak and Chungsong Bridges and Mirim and Ponghwa Barrages have been built on the river to facilitate the traffic between the east and west of Pyongyang, adding beauty to the river.
The Tower of the Juche Idea, Taedong Gate, Ryongwang Pavilion, Korean Folklore Museum, Monument to Party Founding, East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, Central Youth Hall and other monumental structures are standing on both sides of the river and Rungna, Yanggak, Ssuk islets are found on the river like fascinating cruises.

A typical gate of a walled city in the Middle Age of Korea, it was the largest and most important of six gates of the Walled City of Pyongyang. It was first erected in the mid-6th century and the present one was rebuilt in 1635. The gate built according to the traditional architecture of Korea has two plaques ",:'ith inscriptions of Yang Sa On and Pak Wi who were well-known literary men and calligraphers in the 16th century. ;'Uplzoru" written by Pak Wi means one holds out one's hands from the gate pavilion to dip out the clear water of the River Taedong.
The chains hung in the pavilion were taken by citizens of Pyongyang from the piratical USS "General Sherman" which intruded into the river in 1866. The gate is 19 metres high.

A studio staffed with talented artistes and provided with modern creation bases. It was established in February Juche 36 (1947). Since its production of the first film "My Home Town" it has produced hundreds of filllls. Tbe feature films "A Flower Girl" and "A Broad Bellflower" were awarded gold medals at international film festivals. The studio has indoor studios and mock-up location streets, as well as latest equipment and for film shooting, recording, cutting aDd special shpoting. All the necessary facilities are available for len production teams to shoot and record simultaneously. The mock-up location streets, covering an area of 750,000 square metres, have a village of straw thatched houses of modern ages, a street before liberation, a secrel camp in MI. Paektu, a village of Ryanggang Province, a south Korean street, horse stables and a railway station, and old Chinese and Iapanese streets.