Mansu Hill Grand Monument built

Name: Mansu Hill Grand Monument built
Start: 1972

1972 CE.

Shown on the map at 39.032°, 125.753°.

The Mansudae Grand Monument (Korean: 만수대대기념비) is a complex of monuments in Pyongyang, North Korea. There are 229 figures in all, commemorating the history of the revolutionary struggle of the Korean people, and especially their leaders. The central part of the monument consists of two 22-meter-tall (72 ft) bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Text from the Wikipedia article Mansudae Grand Monument, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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