There are many tourist attractions in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Many are unique as remnants of communist iconography and monumentalist and brutalist architecture.[1] Tourists are not allowed to move freely and the authorities control which sights visitors can access.[2]
List
[edit]- 18 September Nursery[3]
 - Academy of Koryo Medicine[4]
 - Athletics Gymnasium[4]
 - April 25 House of Culture[4]
 - Arch of Triumph[5]
 - Basketball Gymnasium[4]
 - Central Botanical Gardens
 - Central Youth Hall[4]
 - Changgwang Health Complex[5]
 - Chilsongmun[4]
 - Chollima Statue[5]
 - Chongnyu Restaurant[4]
 - Combat Sports Gymnasium[4]
 - East Pyongyang Grand Theatre[4]
 - East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School[5]
 - Grand People's Study House[5]
 - Handball Gymnasium[4]
 - Indoor Swimming Pool Complex[4]
 - International Cinema Hall[4]
 - Juche Tower[5]
 - Kaeson Youth Park[5]
 - Kang Ban-sok Advanced Middle School[5]
 - Kim Chaek University of Technology[4]
 - Kim Hyong Jik University of Education[5]
 - Kim Il-sung Square[5]
 - Kim Il-sung Stadium[4]
 - Kim Il-sung University[5]
 - Kim Song-ju Elementary School[5]
 - Kim Won-gyun University of Music[4]
 - Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall[5]
 - Korea Central Zoo[5]
 - Korea Stamp Exhibition Hall[5]
 - Korea Stamp Museum[6]
 - Korean Art Gallery[4]
 - Korean Central History Museum[4]
 - Korean People's Army Circus[5]
 - Korean People's Army Military Hardware Museum[4]
 - Korean Revolution Museum[4]
 - Kumrung Leisure Complex[5]
 - Kumsusan Palace of the Sun[7]
 - Kwangbopsa[4]
 - Mangyongdae Children's Palace[5]
 - Mangyongdae Funfair[4]
 - Mangyongdae Wading Pool[4]
 - Mangyongdae[8]
 - Mansu Hill Grand Monument[5]
 - Mansudae Art Studio[5]
 - Mansudae Art Theatre[4]
 - Mausoleum of Tangun[5]
 - Meari Shooting Range[5]
 - Mirae Scientists Street[5]
 - Mirim Riding Club[5]
 - Monument to Party Founding[5]
 - Moranbong Park[5]
 - Moranbong Theatre[5]
 - Munsu Water Park[5]
 - Okryu Children's Hospital[5]
 - Okryu-gwan[4]
 - Party Founding Museum[5]
 - People's Palace of Culture[5]
 - People's Theatre[4]
 - Pothonggang Circus Theatre[4]
 - Potongmun[4]
 - Pyongyang Bell[4]
 - Pyongyang Circus[4]
 - Pyongyang Embroidery Institute[5]
 - Pyongyang Gold Lane[4]
 - Pyongyang Grand Theatre[4]
 - Pyongyang Indoor Stadium[4]
 - Pyongyang Informatics Centre[5]
 - Pyongyang International Football School[5]
 - Pyongyang International House of Culture[4]
 - Pyongyang Maternity Hospital[5]
 - Pyongyang Metro[9]
 - Pyongyang Ostrich Farm[5]
 - Pyongyang Peoples Outdoor Ice Rink[5]
 - Pyongyang Skatepark[5]
 - Pyongyang Students and Children's Palace[4]
 - Railway Revolution Museum[5]
 - Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery[5]
 - Rungra People's Pleasure Ground[5]
 - Rungra Waterpark[5]
 - Rungrado 1st of May Stadium[4]
 - Ryongak Mountain[5]
 - Ryongwang Pavilion[4]
 - Sosan Stadium[4]
 - State Gift Hall[5]
 - Table-Tennis Gymnasium[4]
 - Taedongmun[4]
 - Taekwon-Do Hall[4]
 - Taesong Fortress[4]
 - Taesongsan Pleasure Ground[4]
 - Three Revolutions Exhibition[4]
 - Tomb of King Tongmyŏng[10]
 - Ulmil Pavilion[4]
 - USS Pueblo (AGER-2)[11]
 - Victorious War Museum[12]
 - Volleyball Gymnasium[4]
 - Weightlifting Gymnasium[4]
 - Wrestling Gymnasium[4]
 
See also
[edit]- List of amusement parks in North Korea
 - List of football stadiums in North Korea
 - List of hotels in North Korea
 - List of museums in North Korea
 - List of theatres in North Korea
 - Revolutionary Sites
 - Tourism in North Korea
 
References
[edit]- ^ Iverson, Shepherd (2013). One Korea: A Proposal for Peace. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-4766-0615-6.
 - ^ Albu & Cîmpean 2017, p. 76.
 - ^ Hunter, Helen-Louise (1999). Kim Il-song's North Korea. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-0-275-96296-8.
 - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au "Tourist Attractions: Pyongyang". Naenara. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
 - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "Pyongyang Attractions". Tongil Tours. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
 - ^ Kim Son Myong (2020). "Korea Today" (PDF). KCNA Watch. p. 40.
 - ^ Tudor, Daniel (2014). A Geek in Korea: Discovering Asia's New Kingdom of Cool. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. p. 486. ISBN 978-1-4629-1407-4.
 - ^ Corfield, Justin (2014). "Kim Il Sung". Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-78308-341-1.
 - ^ Hoare, James (2012). Korea - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. London: Kuperard. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-85733-670-2.
 - ^ Lankov, Andrei (2009). North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7864-5141-8.
 - ^ Cheevers, Jack (2013). Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-101-63864-4.
 - ^ Kim Suk-Young (2014). DMZ Crossing: Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-231-53726-1.
 
Works cited
[edit]- Albu, Ruxandra-Gabriela; Cîmpean, Radu (2017). "Opinions on the Main Elements to Be Considered in Potential Assessment Models in Tourism" (PDF). Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov. Series V: Economic Sciences. 10 (1). ISSN 2065-2194. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
 
External links
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