Mirae Street

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Coordinates: 38 ° 59 ′ 45.7 "  N , 125 ° 44 ′ 13.9"  E

Mirae Street
미래 과학자 거리
Road in Pyongyang
Mirae Street 미래 과학자 거리
View of Mirae-Scientiest-Straße
Basic data
place Pyongyang
District P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk
Created May 2014 - October 2015
Connecting roads Otan Kangan Street
Buildings Automation Institute of Kim Ch'aek University of Technology
use
User groups Pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, public transport
Technical specifications
Street length approx. 1100 m

The Mirae Street (미래 과학자 거리) ( Mirae for the future ) is a street or residential area in North Korea's capital Pyongyang . It is considered a living quarters for scientists and is mainly intended as a place of residence for deserving employees of the Kim Ch'aek State Technical University and was built over a period of a good 1½ years between May 2014 and October 2015 by order of Kim Jong-us , who thus “modern houses for patriotic Scientists and Educators ”wanted to create. He also gave the street its name "Mirae" for future . On October 21st, Kim Jong-un conducted one of his "on-site instructions" here . From November 3, 2015, the area was handed over to its intended use. Senior politicians from the Labor Party of Korea (PdAK) attended the ceremony ; Pak Pong-ju , Choe Thae-bok , Pak Yong Sik , O Su Yong , Ro Tu-chol and other officials. Around 3,000 people lived here in mid-December 2015. The Automation Institute of Kim Ch'aek University of Technology was established here at the same time.

There are also various facilities here, such as kindergartens , department stores and a tennis court . The road has six lanes and is served by a line of the Pyongyang trolleybus . It is located in the district of P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk ( Haeun-dong ) near the Pyongyang Central Station below the Yanggak Bridge and runs parallel to Taedong-gang .

In the urban area of ​​Pyongyang there is also Unha Scientiest Street with a similar meaning.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Future on Taedong-gang: the “Mirae” research area in North Korea_China.org.cn. In: german.china.org.cn. Retrieved December 21, 2015 .
  2. ^ Ceremony Opens Mirae Scientists' Street in Pyongyang. In: North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved December 21, 2015 .
  3. ↑ The inauguration ceremony of the Mirae academic quarter. Message from Naenara - Economy. In: http://naenara.com.kp/ . Naenara, accessed January 3, 2015 .
  4. ↑ JH Ahn: "Pyongyang Speed" touted as finished scientist street revealed. NK News, November 4, 2015, accessed December 21, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Unha Scientist Street. In: Flickr - Photo Sharing! Retrieved June 2, 2016 .