Pyongyang Metro Museum

Pyongyang Metro Museum
메트로 박물관 평양

Mural with Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il
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place	Pyongyang coordinates: 39 ° 3 ′ 27 ″  N , 125 ° 45 ′ 21 ″  E
Art	Railway Museum
opening	1973

The Pyongyang Metro Museum (메트로 박물관 평양) is a railway museum that mainly deals with the Pyongyang Metro . It was opened to the public in 1973 .

In addition to the in North Korea usual propaganda diverse are exhibits on display, including items that Kim Il-sung in connection with the metro and the construction of the Metro used ( pen , chair , microphone , etc.). Technical backgrounds as well as special challenges and difficulties during construction are also highlighted. Realistic and detailed dioramas are also part of the exhibition.

The museum is located on Kŭmsŏng Street in the Pyongyang district of Moranbong-guyŏk ( Chŏnu-dong administrative unit ). Slightly offset in front of the museum building is an " immortality tower ", which is supposed to commemorate the deceased heads of state Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

Web links

Commons : Pyongyang Metro Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Pyongyang Metro: Statistics. (No longer available online.) In: www.pyongyang-metro.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016 ; accessed on January 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ Pyongyang Metro, North Korea. In: www.koreakonsult.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .