Kim Il sung Square
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| Korean alphabet : | 김일성 광장 |
| Hanja : | 金日成 廣場 |
| Revised Romanization : | Gim Il-seong Gwangjang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Kim Il-sŏng Kwangjang |
The Kim Il-sung Square is a monumental place in the inner city area of Chung-guyok of Pyongyang and at the same time urban and symbolic center of the city. It is located south of Mansu Hill , is traversed by Sungri Road and extends over the two administrative units Koyongrim-dong, east of the road, and Chungsong-dong, west of it. It bears its name after the "eternal president" of North Korea Kim Il-sung .
With over 75,000 square meters, it ranks 16th among the largest squares in the world.
The square is mainly used for representative purposes such as parades, torch relays and marches, for example on the day of the founding of the Party of Labor of Korea , held annually on October 10, and for the birthday celebrations of leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il or the day of youth as well as rallies. After Kim-Jong-il's death, 100,000 people gathered in the square for the official memorial service.
history
The square was built gradually from 1953 over a period of around 30 years. Instead of the Great Study Hall of the People, a palace was initially intended for solemn folk ceremonies, but the construction plans were discarded. In 1955, the two state and government buildings to the west of Sungil Street were built and the square was also framed to the west of the street in 1960 with the construction of the Korean Art Gallery and the building in which the Historical Museum is now located. In 1982 the youngest building was completed with the Great Study Hall of the People and completed with the Chuch'e Tower opposite, which was built around the same time as a monumental complex.
Architecture and adjoining structures
Kim-Il-sung-Platz is located on the west bank of Taedong-gang and forms an urban development axis with the monument of the Chuch'e ideology on the east bank of the river . In terms of architecture and function, the granite-covered square is often compared with Beijing's Tian'anmen Square .
At its front is a grandstand that was used by the previous rulers of North Korea as a platform for national celebrations and by President Kim Il-sung as a podium for speeches.
Great People's Study Hall
The Great People's Study Hall rises behind the grandstand . It is located on Namsan Hill and thus represents the highest building in the square. In its traditional Korean style and its 34 roofs, it differs architecturally from the otherwise neoclassical buildings on the square.
Ministry of Foreign Trade
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The Foreign Trade Ministry, built in 1955, is located in the south of the square. It has five floors and shapes the square with its neoclassical design. Until the summer of 2012, paintings by Karl Marx and Lenin were attached to the facade .
Korean art gallery
The Korean Art Gallery, built in 1960, is east of Sungri Street in the south of the square and faces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is also a neoclassical building. The museum displays both modern and ancient Korean art.
Headquarters of the Party of Labor of Korea
The headquarters of the Party of Labor of Korea , together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represents one of the two representative state buildings and is located in the north of the square. It fits in with the neoclassical architectural style of the entire complex. On the facade there is a large-format painting showing Kim Il-sung .
historical Museum
One of Pyongyang's most important museums has been located in the flat, neoclassical monumental building north of the square since 1977. The building was erected in 1960 and is east of the street. It covers the history of Korea from the Stone Age to the Japanese colonial era .
Sŭngli metro station
The station Sŭngli or Sŭngni ("Victory") of the Pyongyang Metro was opened on October 6, 1973.
Trivia
In the Sadong-guyŏk district there is a scaled-down replica of Kim-Il-sung Square, which is used for military parades and the like. Ä. Serves.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The next Kim will be "Supreme Leader" ( Memento from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) tagesschau.de from December 29, 2011
- ^ Philipp Meuser (Ed.): Architectural Guide Pyongyang. Volume 2: Background and Comments. DOM publishers, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7 , p. 105.
- ↑ Kim-Il-Sung-Platz Asian Historical Architecture
- ^ Philipp Meuser (Ed.): Architectural Guide Pyongyang. Volume 1: Photos and Descriptions. DOM publishers, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7 , p. 72.
- ^ Lenin and Karl Marx statues removed from North Korea's Kim Il-sung Square (The Telegraph). Retrieved April 4, 2013 .
- ^ Philipp Meuser (Ed.): Architectural Guide Pyongyang. Volume 1: Photos and Descriptions. DOM publishers, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-86922-126-7 , p. 40.
- ↑ Mirim's second Kim Il-sung Square. Retrieved February 10, 2018 (American English).
Coordinates: 39 ° 1 ′ 10.3 " N , 125 ° 45 ′ 8.9" E