Memorial for the Fatherland Liberation Struggle
The Memorial to the Patriotic Liberation Struggle is a monument in the North Korean capital Pyongyang in the Pot'onggang-guyŏk district . It is located there on the banks of the Pothong , northwest of Ponghwa Street in the Sojang-dong district.
The memorial commemorates the Korean War and was built in 1993, 40 years after its end.
architecture
The entrance area of the 150,000 square meter area is represented by a monumental 14 meter high gate with various bronze reliefs that deal with the theme of "victory" in various variations. Behind the gate there is a bronze sculpture in the form of a guard on either side. These stand in front of a red granite flag . The flag on the left bears the Labor Party emblem and the flag on the right bears the coat of arms of North Korea .
Entrance gate of the memorial
Sentry sculpture on the left
Sentry sculpture on the right
There are five themed sculptures on both outer sides of the central square; Individual depictions of several warriors in heroic poses and chiseled lettering by Kim Il-sung .
The main sculpture of the memorial, the so-called “monument of the victor”, is centered at the head of the square and shows a bronze soldier on a granite plinth, who utters a call to fight. He is carrying a gun and holding up the flag of North Korea . The sculpture is 27 meters high.
In the immediate vicinity of the monument is the Museum of the Patriotic War of Liberation .
Others
The memorial is shown on the back of the 10 won note and is one of the motifs of the Arirang Festival .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Philipp Meuser (ed.): Architectural Guide Pyongyang. Volume 1: Photos and Descriptions. DOM publishers, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7 , p. 122.
- ↑ Pyongyang at goruma.de
Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′ 22.2 ″ N , 125 ° 44 ′ 20.9 ″ E