Kim Il-sung Square
Sign in to savesquare in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Vinony's link graph records 133 inbound references to Kim Il-sung Square, and connects out to square, Mansu Hill Grand Monument and Chung-guyok.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.
It sits within the topics 1954 establishments in North Korea, 20th-century architecture in North Korea and Buildings and structures completed in 1954.
Vinony links it to 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Opening date
- August 1954 ( 1954-08 )
- Area
- 75,000 square meters (810,000 ft )
- Surface
- concrete
- Dedicated to
- Kim Il Sung
- Owner
- City of Pyongyang
- Location
- Taedongmun-dong, Chung-guyok , Pyongyang
- Hangul
- 김일성광장
- Hanja
- 金日成廣場
- Rr
- Gim Ilseong gwangjang
- Mr
- Kim Ilsŏng kwangjang
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- square
- Named after
- Kim Il-sung
- Official name
- 김일성광장
- Country
- North Korea
- Located in
- Chung-guyok
- Image
- Laika ac Juche Tower (12108772354).jpg
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- Commons category
- Kim Il-sung Square
- inception
- 1954-00-00
- native label
- 김일성광장
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Encyclopedic overview
Kim Il Sung Square (Korean: 김일성광장) is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master plan for reconstructing the capital after the destruction of the Korean War. It was opened in August 1954. The square is located on the foot of the Namsan Hill, west bank of the Taedong River, directly opposite the Juche Tower on the other side of the river. It is the 37th largest square in the world, having an area of about 75,000 square metres (807,293 square feet) which can accommodate a rally of more than 100,000 people. The square has a great cultural significance, as it is a common gathering place for concerts, rallies, dances and military parades and is often featured in media concerning North Korea.
Overview
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kim Il-sung Square” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.